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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Goes From Paris to Dublin With Love

PopSugarUK — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Jonathan Rhys Meyers signed autographs for fans during a break in filming The Tudors in Dublin yesterday. He has flecks of grey in his hair and beard as he's playing an older Henry VIII in this final series, and was joined on set by his final wife, Joely Richardson. During the breaks between filming the series, Jonathan has been busy with film projects, and the trailer for his latest movie From Paris With Love has just been released: check it out after the jump. Jonathan stars as a low-ranking intelligence operative who partners with an American spy (John Travolta) who's in Paris to stop a terrorist attack, and the film is due out in 2010.

To watch the trailer for From Paris With Love, just read more.

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Joely Richardson Is The Tudors' Final Queen

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:30:29 -0700

Henry VIII's royal family is complete. Joely Richardson has landed the role of Catherine Parr, Henry's final wife, on Showtime's The Tudors.

Richardson - fresh off her Golden Globe-nominated work on Nip/Tuck - will appear in five episodes of the show's final season, which focuses on the dark final days of King Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). She follows Tazmin Merchant as Henry's fifth wife, Catherine Howard.

The Tudors is currently filming in Ireland, and its fourth and final season will begin airing on Showtime in 2010.

The role was reportedly one of the most sought-after of the TV season, and at one point, the producers reportedly wanted Gillian Anderson to take it. Do you think Richardson is a good pick? Are you eager to see her act regal?

Henry VIII Will Stick Around for Season IV

BuzzSugar — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:30:51 -0700

It's official - Showtime's The Tudors will return for a fourth season next year. But don't get too attached: As the show's creator suggested at the TCA press tour in January - when he pointed out that Henry VIII would be out of wives fairly soon - the fourth season will be the show's last.

This season of the show follows Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) through his relationships with Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, leaving two Catherines (Howard and Parr) for the final year. That last season may be even more dramatic than the rest, culminating with Henry's descent into madness. The final 10 episodes will air in Spring 2010.

The Tudors has performed well in the ratings so far this season, even becoming one of the few shows to beat a competing program on HBO when it fared better than In Treatment the week of its premiere. So, will you see this take on the saga of Henry VIII through to its end? And which actresses do you have in mind for the final two wives?

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TV Tonight: A Premium Cable Extravaganza

BuzzSugar — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:30:52 -0700

If you have HBO or Showtime, tonight's your lucky night - even moreso if you have both! One of Showtime's new signature series wraps up its first season tonight, while new seasons of acclaimed dramas begin on both Showtime and HBO.

First, the finale: United States of Tara's first season ends tonight, with Tara preparing to face head-on the man she believes to be the cause of her dissociative identity disorder. This show has really grown on me since its premiere, almost more for the supporting characters (especially Tara's kids, Kate and Marshall) than for Tara or her alters. It's already been renewed for a second season, so I'm curious to see what tonight's episode wraps up and what it leaves up in the air for the next batch of episodes.

Meanwhile, The Tudors returns for its third season on Showtime, and In Treatment starts its second on HBO. In Treatment is operating on a different schedule this year, with the five therapy sessions airing over two nights (Sundays and Mondays) instead of five, which I hope makes it easier to keep up with the show. The Tudors comes back with some new wives entering the life of Henry VIII, and of them, I'm most curious to see Joss Stone's acting debut as Anne of Cleves.

So: What are you watching tonight? To watch previews for In Treatment and The Tudors and the awesome opening credits for United States of Tara, just read more.

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Is Happy to be Back as Henry VIII

PopSugarUK — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:15:00 -0700

One of my favourite Irish actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers does the smouldering sexy look so well, but it's great to see him grinning at The Tudors Season 3 launch party in New York City yesterday. The actor reportedly entered rehab a month ago for the third time, but returned to work in LA after receiving treatment for alcoholism. Jonathan looked happy to pose alongside on-screen wives Tamzin Merchant and Annabelle Wallis, although Joss Stone was one wife who was absent. My girl Buzz has a first look at the new season: are you excited to see it?

To see more pictures of Jonathan and his on-screen wives, just read more.

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Check Out the Season Three Premiere of The Tudors

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:30:38 -0700

The Tudors, Showtime's saucy royal drama, returns to television next month for another go-round with King Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and his many wives.

This season covers Henry's marriages to Jane Seymour (played this year by Annabelle Wallis, who takes over for Anita Briem in the role) and Anne of Cleves (played by Joss Stone in the singer's major acting debut). There's also religious drama, sexual escapades, and gorgeous costumes, just as we've come to expect from this series.

The eight episodes start April 5, but if you don't have Showtime, just want a taste of the show, or can't wait a couple of weeks, I've got an advance copy of the season premiere - and you can watch it too, right here, right now! To check out the epiosde, just read more.

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First Look: The Tudors Season Three

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:30:09 -0800

There's a lot to like about this promo for the third season of Showtime's The Tudors, but the music is absolutely cracking me up. The promo shows scenes of Jonathan Rhys Meyers's Henry VIII and his many wives, all set to the sound of . . . Queen's "I Want It All." Would Henry have been into stadium rock if only it had existed in the Tudor era? How funny is it to have a show about a king with promo music by Queen? Am I just entirely too entertained by this? (Yes.)

Anyway, this spot for the third season - which will be eight episodes long and is set to kick off April 5 - shows the war, romance, and killer costumes we've become accustomed to from the series. This third season will cover Henry's third and fourth wives, including the lovely Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves. This is around the time the historical Henry would have been getting fat and unattractive, but don't worry - JRM won't be going down that particular path.

Will you be watching the show when it returns this Spring? To rock out to some Queen and watch the promo, just read more.

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Jonathan Joins Joss and Billie on CBS and Showtime's Stage

PopSugarUK — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800

TV stars from our side of the pond took to the stage at CBS and Showtime's TCA tour yesterday to chat about their shows. New mum Billie Piper took time out from Miami beaches to discuss Secret Diary of a Call Girl. My girl Buzz was there to hear Billie's revelations about the show, including the fact that she thinks Londoners tend to be more prudish about the show's sexual content than US audiences! Buzz also heard Joss Stone's comments about her role as Anne of Cleves on The Tudors, and my girl Molly's got the lowdown from Jonathan Rhys Meyers about what the sex scenes are like. All three stars got in to their snazzy outfits after the panels and went on to party.

To see all the pictures of Jonathan, Billie and Joss, just read more.

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TCA Tidbits: Nurse Jackie, Call Girls, Henry VIII, and More

BuzzSugar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:30:46 -0800

It's NBC's turn to present at the TCA press tour today, but before they take the stage, I wanted to pass along some of the remaining goodies from the CBS and Showtime presentations. I've got lots of good stuff - including an interview with United States of Tara and Rachel Getting Married star Rosemarie DeWitt -that I'll share in the coming days, but for now, some highlights from Wednesday's panels:

Showtime's Nurse Jackie, which stars Edie Falco, is about a woman who's the absolute best nurse imaginable but also has serious human flaws - namely a severe addiction to pharmaceuticals (and an affair with her pharmacist). The show will premiere later this year and be paired with Weeds. Two of the show's executive producers are recovering addicts, so that part of things should feel very real - but that doesn't make it somber. "We love addictions," cracked executive producer Linda Wallem. "We think they're hilarious and great."
The lovely Joss Stone came by to discuss her role as Anne of Cleves on The Tudors. It's her first real acting job and not an easy one to jump into, but she said that was OK: "I prefer to do that. I like to go headfirst into whatever it is." She said she also appreciated knowing that - unless the producers were seriously changing history - she wouldn't be leaving the show with her head cut off.
Speaking of which, if you're waiting for the part of the show where Jonathan Rhys Meyers gets ugly and fat to play King Henry, well, don't hold your breath.

To hear some funny revelations from the Secret Diary of a Call Girl panel, read more.

Where else at TCA besides the Secret Diary of a Call Girl panel would you hear someone say something like, "We had a dominatrix on set . . . we really needed her around"? Their session - with the lovely Billie Piper, who gave birth less than 12 weeks ago and was absolutely radiant - contained all kinds of fascinating revelations, including how producer Rebecca de Souza met the actual call girls who advise her on the show (she found them on the Internet, naturally).

Also interesting: People in London tended to be more prudish and taken aback by the show's sexual content, Piper said, while US audiences seemed more open-minded.
CBS has a 13-episode murder mystery show called Harper's Island premiering this Spring, and while story will end definitively after the 13 weeks with only one character left standing, the producers said they could imagine other shows following the same format airing on CBS in the future - which led to lots of jokes about "Harper's Spaceship" and, once the shows have killed off enough characters, "Harper's Zombies."
Moonlight fans, take note: CBS wants to do a deal with Alex O'Loughlin and is developing a show for him.
This American Life still has a place at Showtime and the executives are talking to Ira Glass about upcoming stories.

On to NBC - where we'll get some details about the still-untitled Amy Poehler show! Check back this afternoon for updates.

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Heats Up The Tudors Again

Molly — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:46 -0800

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was a spunky and handsome addition to yesterday's Showtime TCA event to meander through the next season of The Tudors. While Buzz has the info about his relationship with Joss Stone plus other tidbits from the day's panels, here's what Jonathan had to say about playing the famous character and what sex scenes are like:

On whether he'll gain weight like Henry VIII: "No. I’m not going to turn into the Holbein painting. . . I played it my way. I could have put on the red hair and gained the weight but it’s already done. I’m not that guy. This is not that show. . . We wanted to make something with the exciting backdrop but it's entertainment, it’s television. . .We have to play with history a little bit. I had to play him my way."
On love then vs. now: "Marriage was a commercial venture rather than a love thing. You married and you had children because children brought you heirs and security for your legacy. . . Usually they were arranged for commercial, political and state value and occasionally a love match was found."
On being comfortable with his love scenes: "Very comfortable. There are worse things you could do with yourself on a rainy Tuesday morning in Dublin than hop in bed with [these ladies]."

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