Guest in C à vous this Tuesday March 26, Jude Law spoke about his character in The Queen’s Game. For this role, the actor did not hesitate to completely change his appearance…
In the movie The Queen’s Game directed by Karim Aïnouz , Jude Law plays the terrible King Henry VIII. The actor plays a character the opposite of what he represents. To get into the skin of your character, the actor did not hesitate to transform himself… The actor grew a beard and wore prosthetics in order to physically resemble Henry VIII, who weighed more than 150 kilos at the end of his life.
Guest on the show C à vous this Tuesday March 26, Jude Law returned to his character and “the foul smell” that he released on the set. To play this aging king, the actor and father followed the advice of the film team. “The perfumer created a foul smell that I sprayed on myself, it helped me get into character”, he blurted. So, Jude Law sprayed himself with putrid perfume specially designed for the occasion.
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Jude Law transformed for the film
In the columns of Le Figaro, Jude Law had already made some confidences on the subject : “Karim (Aïnouz, the director) wanting to create a tangible atmosphere, he had us film in an icy medieval castle where the smell of wood fire mixed with that of animals and food. To follow this approach, I found it interesting to spread around me the smell of rotten meat which would give an idea of what the king’s legs must have produced as they rotted”revealed the actor.
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In the columns of Version Femina, he had already returned to this colorful character: “I spent many hours reading historical works on Henry VIII. This allowed me to better understand the character. When you are an actor, you should definitely not try to judge your role”he explained.
“It was a really interesting experience”
The actor continued with his rituals to get into the skin of his character: “Thanks to many hours of reading, I was able to gradually get into the skin of my character. It was a really interesting experience because I had never played such a cruel individual.”, he revealed. And his efforts have visibly paid off since the actor has already been praised for his performance.
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In cinemas this Wednesday March 27, the film was in competition at the last Cannes Film Festival.
If the film left empty-handed, the performance of Jude Law, unrecognizable as Henry VIII, is no less remarkable!
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