Jude Law Stunk Up the Set of ‘Firebrand’ – And He’s Proud of It

Cannes 2023: Playing Henry VIII, Law and his specially commissioned scent were “wonderfully terrifying,” said co-star Alicia Vikander at a Cannes press conference

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When committing to his monstrous interpretation of Henry VIII in the Karim Ainouz film “Firebrand,” Jude Law really went the distance. “I thought it would have a great impact if I smelled awful,” Law said at a Monday press conference the day after the film’s Cannes Film Festival premiere. “Because you could smell (the real) Henry three rooms away.” 

To embody the stinky Tudor with a rotting leg, the actor said he commissioned a stomach-churning scent from a British perfumer – a delightful mix of puss, blood, fecal matter and sweat, Law said with pride – and then dosed himself on set.

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