THE TUDORS: AND THE SHOW GOES ON
I was finishing Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy when my Google algorithm brought to my attention that one more film on Henry VIII’s wives was in the works. If my calculation is correct, it will be the twenty-eighth film centering on the Tudors and by association the Scottish Stuarts. It is worth mentioning that one of the earliest silent movies (1895) was The Execution of Mary Stuart . The new Tudor film is a thriller titled Firebrand . It focuses on the survival skills of Catherine Parr, the bluebeard king’s sixth wife and widow. I keep wondering: Has something new and titillating been uncovered to justify making another film on the Tudors? As in previous films, famous actors will lend their talents to the central characters: Jude Law will play the aging king and Alicia Vikander his cool young wife. ...