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Jude Law<\/a> gorged on “late-night pasta and ice cream” to play Henry VIII.<\/p>\n

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Jude Law plays Henry VIII in Firebrand<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old actor didn’t have much time to prepare for his portrayal of the Tudor king in ‘Firebrand’ – which focuses on the monarch’s final years with sixth wife Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander<\/a>) – but managed to “eat loads” in order to transform the shape of his face.<\/p>\n

He told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: \u201cIt was a process. Like Charlie Chaplin or Father Christmas, Henry has a familiar silhouette, so if you get that shape, the brain fills in a lot of the gaps. <\/p>\n

“So I grew a beard. I had bodysuits, clothes, weights on my legs and bits in my shoes to perfect his gait.<\/p>\n

“I only had about four months to prep, so couldn\u2019t balloon up to full weight, but I did eat loads \u2014 late-night pasta and ice cream \u2014 so I had a bigger face. <\/p>\n

\n“I thought of him as a paraplegic gorilla. He had all this power but couldn\u2019t move. He was weirdly helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nJude described the Henry in the movie as \u201ca gangster \u2014 a former golden boy who\u2019s rotting\u201d and admitted he could see parallels between the king and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.<\/p>\n

\nHe said: “Honestly, I never thought of him specifically \u2014 I didn\u2019t focus in on Harvey\u2019s life and downfall. But I was very aware that Henry symbolises the downfall of many men who soared through life with great success and got drunk on power, abused it and fell.<\/p>\n

\n“And so Harvey must have crossed my mind. That disregard \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\nDespite playing a king in the film, the ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ star doesn’t consider himself a royalist.<\/p>\n

\nHe said: \u201cI don\u2019t know that I am. I\u2019m intrigued by their history. But I\u2019ve never been a great believer in treating someone a certain way because they are born under a title. And I don\u2019t know that I want to bow down to anyone, personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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