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Jonathan is featured in the October/November 1998 Jump Magazine as one of 5 future famous faces to watch for. They spell his last name wrong but it’s still pretty cool. You can email a thank you to letters@jumponline.com. Also, September’s British Esquire has a “Velvet Goldmine” article with interviews with Jonathan and Ewan McGregor plus some new images. Jonny was also on a recent weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight where clips from VG were shown.
Due to a delayed plane, Jonathan was late to the premiere of “Velvet Goldmine” at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Jonny recently did a lot of press in New York and London, so be on the look-out for interviews and features in the coming months. Right now, he is vacationing in Africa before he is off to Rome to film “Titus Andronicus”, which has been confirmed.
Recently learned that Jonny was in a film that was completed last April - “The Loss of Sexual Innocence”, starring Julian Sands and Saffron Burrows. Directed by the acclaimed Mike Figgis (”Leaving Las Vegas”, “One Night Stand”), the film is a non-linear collection of short stories about the phases and complexities of sexual activity. Jonny sure likes making films that deal with sex eh? The film was recently picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, who will release it here in the US. It will premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival and it’s US premiere will be at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Pretty cool!
Also it has been confirmed that Jonny has been cast as Chiron in the updated version of Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” that will start filming this fall. Heard that Jonny has been in some episodes of British soap Eastenders recently. This sounds highly unlikely though.
Small image of Jonathan from “Velvet Goldmine” in the new issue of Premiere Magazine with Drew Barrymore on the cover. “VG” premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival August 16, opening the festival. Jonny, along with Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette, Christian Bale, and Todd Haynes attended. It’s US premiere will be at the New York Film Festival.
And lastly, it has finally been settled, Jonny’s last name is spelled - Rhys Meyers. No dash. The confusion of his last name leads me to believe the rumor that perhaps Rhys Meyes is not his real last name, but possibly Price as was suggested by a resident of Cork in my guestbook. Hmm…
There are pix of Jonny from “Velvet Goldmine” in Film Review magazine #23 and the July-August issue of Film Comment magazine. There is a small picture of Jonny with co-star Minnie Driver from “The Governess”, which looks to be released soon in a limited number of theaters, in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. All of these pix can be found in the Gallery.
“Velvet Goldmine” will be released in the US this coming November. And it won a Special Jury Prize for Artistic Contribution at Cannes. Next up is the Toronto Film Festival the first week of September. Lastly, Jonathan looks to be sporting long hair. Check out the Gallery for pix from Cannes - is it real or a wig?
“Velvet Goldmine” premiered at Cannes on May 22 to critical acclaim. Jonathan is over at Cannes and had this to say: “The film is about a freshness and a spring, because the 1970s was a liberal time. What I do have is a recollection of the 1990s which is also a liberal time because we’ve come through a depression and we feel fresh and young again.”
The news wire Reuters had this to say about the film: “The film’s brilliant rendering of the atmosphere of those years of excess and decadence has put Haynes among the front-runners for the Golden Palm, the festival’s top prize, to be awarded Sunday.” The film is due for release in the US and Europe this coming fall.
“A Man of No Importance” will be shown on April 10, on the cable channel Bravo. Check your local listings for times. Jonathan has a very small role in this film.
“Velvet Goldmine” has been pushed back to be released in the fall both here in the US and in the UK. The decision to move the release date back was due to a problem with a bad negative cutter. However, the film will debut in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Articles about “Velvet Goldmine” appear in the April “Neon” and the May “Harper’s Bazaar”. Both contain pictures of Jonathan.
