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Jude Law Transformed Into Repulsive Henry VIII for ‘Firebrand,’New Film About King’s Last Wife

  • Jude Law wore a custom perfume to capture King Henry VIII's disgusting smell in the new film Firebrand.
  • The film focuses on Henry VIII's sixth and final wife Katherine Parr.
  • Law endured a complete physical transformation to play the ailing king, including altered hairline and added weight.
  • The awful scent Law wore, made of "blood, fecal matter and sweat," added to the realism and difficulty of filming.
  • Firebrand aims to reframe history by putting progressive, intellectual Katherine Parr at the center of the story.
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