OlderRhys-Meyers Makes King Henry VIII Sexy
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers will soon be starring as Young Henry VIII in a new Showtime drama series called The Tudors. The 29-year-old Golden Globe winner brings forth a new King Henry VIII — a hyper-sexed heart-throb. JRM will storm the small screen in Tudors starting April 1. Watch out for it!
Says Showtime Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt: “Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is one of the hottest young movie stars working today and his incredible range as an actor, playing everything from historical figures to Elvis Presley, makes him an immensely thrilling choice to play this new, younger incarnation of the most infamous King ever to rule Great Britain. As a producer of ‘Elvis,’ I had the chance to get to know Jonathan and see him craft a performance of a character that many doubted could be honestly or sensitively portrayed. He is one of the most talented rising film stars working today and his desire to do this series in the midst of his movie career catching fire is indicative of that great U.K. tradition where actors sign on to projects that they fall in love with.”
More pictures after the jump!
First promo video of The Tudors starring JRM
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plucked from the street and mad a star - hansome guy
Very sexy guy can’t wait to see the series but my one complaint is that Henry the VIII had red hair and was not this sexy looking.
This guy is handsome. Cool guy.
I liked him in Bend it Like Beckham. He should do more movies.
He looks like one of the America Idol Rejects. The one that told Simon off.
JRM is pretty damn awesome.
Wish I had Showtime. Fix the description, Jared. You have Henry XVII and then Henry VIII. There is no Henry XVII.
its safe to say, i’ll be seeing this movie. he’s so friggin hot.
Oh my, (swoon swoon), JRM for king! There’s been a big resurgence of interest in this King, aren’t Scarlett Jo and Natalie Portman also doing a movie with a similar theme? Err, Jared I’m not very clued up on my roman numerals but isn’t XVII 17 and he’s playing Henry VIII?
I agree LV (just now managed to get the video to play). He wasn’t this hot nor did Anne Boleyn give him a living son…this will make a great show no doubt but not too historically correct. Trust Hollywood to find a guy who lops off his wife’s head sexy!:)
How embarrassing. Thanks Holly and Kendra!!!
Wouhou!JRM gives history some sexiness!!Lol. Is it me or he looks like Joaquin Phoenix? A little bit?
Sorry I can’t help it, I am always seeing similarities between celebs!:)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers = very sexy!
anne’s sister, mary, had a ******* son from henry that anne adopted at one point.
No worries, Jared. We’ve got your back;)
I will have to check this out. I don’t know how they can make Henry VIII sexy since he chopped off his wives heads. However, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is sexy and those stills make me want to tune in.
That dude is so very sexy. I loved him in Matchpoint. I will most certainly be watching that show and not for the storyline.
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They don’t have any historical backing regarding Mary having Henry’s son. But he did have a mistress that did have a son named Henry who ended up dying I think in his young adult years.
YO ~ YO ~ YO
If i could turn back the hands of time!!!!!….. cheers
Henry Cavill is the one I want
Henry VIII was actually very sexy in his prime. He didn’t get fat until after he broke his ankle when he was married to Anne. There is support that Mary Boleyn was hi mistress and he had a few ******* sons, but none legitimate except Edward, who died at age 11, I believe. Henry did have curly red/blonde hair though, and a more robust look. JRM is a little pallid and creepy for Henry. I’d almost say dye Henry Cavill’s hair (the hottie behind him with the buzz cut in one of those photos) and make him Henry.
Do me baby!
I agree, I’ll be watching this show just to see Henry Cavill!
He’s gorgeous! But, like someone said, Henry was around 6′4′, red hair, very athletic and supposedly physically beautiful. He divorced his first wife after 20 years for Anne Boleyn, and beheaded two other wives! Six wives in all. Never got his son, 2 daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, both became Queens.
Isabella,
Actually, he did get a son who became king when Henry died. Edward, the son by Jane Seymour, died in his late teens though and that is when bloody Mary took over followed by Elizabeth I.
Celeb, yeah, he died from Leukemia wasn’t he like 16 or younger? His mother died soon after childbirth. I was thinking that none survived to become King, but he was for a short period of time after his dad died. All other sons stillborn. Tough times then.
I was really interested in King Henry at one time and read a book about him.
Regardless, JRM is gorgeous, and can’t wait to see this! Hope they follow it factually.
Guys, let’s recognize it…. it’s not about Henry VIII or History… but about SEX
Please that guy does not even look alike Henry VIII!!!!!!!
Good for teens.
Hoooooooooooottttttttttttttttt As HEeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllll
They seem to have been inspired by ‘Henry Vlll, The king and his court’ by Allison Weir - a good read which describes how the popular view of this king as a rowdy uncouth fat slob is not at all correct. Turns out he was really very refined and practicer of the courtly love tradition of the time, but remember power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This series looks sensationalized though and I won’t watch it. Read books for the real and more interesting by FAR story.
All I can say is that he is sooooo HOT!
I can hardly believe that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers has been cast as Henry VIII - surely the producers could have found a stronger actor who also looked vaguely like Henry! I agree with posters 20, 23, 24 and 28 - bad choice and for all the wrong reasons.
He is such a bad actor. I was absolutely cringing watching the previews for this. It was even worse that they used a dreadful Evanescence song in the promos *cringes*
He’s hot!
There’s going to be a new exhibition at Hampton Court Palace in the summer all about Henry VIII when he was a young man. It’s not as sensationalised as this movie, but is still full of surprises. As others have noted, Henry was tall, athletic and extremely eligible - apparently he had particularly attractive legs! He was married to his first wife for 20 happy years. He wrote music and poetry, enjoyed hunting and jousting as well as being pretty darn intelligent and educated. As for how sexy he was…just go and take a look at the size of his cod-piece (in the Tower of London) for eye-popping proof! Judging from some of these photos myabe JRM is the right choice after all.
This is not an accurate history. The costumes, dialog, sensibilities and hairstyles are way too modern.
Enjoy it for what it is, a sexy soap opera “based on” stories about Henry VIII.
Um… history girrl…. codpieces of the era were padded and decorated for showing off. They don’t represent actual, er, size. As a matter of fact, contemporaries of the time often wrote about the outsized pieces as being compensation for inadequacies. Just like padded bras do today.
I notice the inaccurate costuming for the show has eliminated codpieces on the costumes the men are wearing.
Mimi…even with padding, you can’t make mountains out of molehills!
why is it on showtime.
that limits peoples previewing of the show
do you have a grilfriend?
i think henery the 8th is very good as it,s give insight to the king in his his younger days.as a young strong indepdent,health ,man with a hyper se drive who enjoys life to its fulless.
and jothan ryhes myes dies him very well.and muscis is good too.
i mean jothan play him very well.he is quiet sexy and intellegent man.
the producer choose well for him for the roll.
He is so freaking sexy omg the only reason why i keep watching “Bend it like Beckham” is because he is in it….He is hot as hell in that movie….
he’s is so freaking sexy in the clubbing scene in bend it like beckham…hotter than the hottest part of hell
he makes me horny lol
I’m glad other people think that jonathan Rhys Meyers and Joaquin Pheonix look alike. To me there is no way they are not related. They must be brothers and if they don’t know it they should really concider a DNA test!
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