Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived… She was one of the few people who probably got to know her husband and the king pretty well.
“Most Brits have a sense of him and his legacy, Law tells EW.
Through the process, I was suddenly able to look at him like a man.
Jude Law and Alicia Vikander in ‘Firebrand’.Larry Horricks/Roadside Attractions
I kept wanting to bring it back down to Henry the man and Catherine the woman.
Vikander shares that goal.
Much of that came from Vikanders interpretation of Catherines own writings.
Jude Law and Alicia Vikander in ‘Firebrand’.Larry Horricks/Roadside Attractions
We were safe to really push the boundaries, he reflects.
That move is part of Vikanders pursuit of authenticity and the historical realities of what Catherine would have endured.
In court, there were like 300 men and about 10 women.
Alicia Vikander and Jude Law in ‘Firebrand’.Larry Horricks/Roadside Attractions
That really gives you a sense of entrapment.
you might start to imagine what they had to live through on an everyday basis.
Maybe modern life ain’t so bad after all…
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