Jude Law Made Perfume Smelling Like ‘Blood, Fecal Matter and Sweat’ to Play Stinky Henry VIII

[queenursula]

Jude Law had perfume created that smelled like "blood, fecal matter and sweat" so that his King Henry VIII reeked on the set of #Firebrand.

“When he walked in on set,” the film's director said, “it was just horrible." https://t.co/H6T2cleV2a
- Variety (@Variety) May 22, 2023
Jude Law wore a horrifying concoction of scents, a pungent blend of “blood

Comments

[stoppelhopser]

Has he ever tried acting? It's so much easier.
In this case - for everyone else around.

[elevatorshaker]

How do you act like you smell bad?

His shenanigans are dumb, but I don't see how the pat ONTD anti-method acting phrase applies here.

[veritas_44]

You cannot be this obtuse lol

[andisprohi]

Ask her how you method act racism

[elevatorshaker]

But racism is an attitude and behavior, which actors can perform. How do you act like you smell bad? No one can explain it, so I'm just going to assume people are being silly.

[howlin_wolf_66]

Why do you need to smell bad, to PRETEND you smell bad?

[fromyourashes]

i am willing to bet...they can.

[elevatorshaker]

He's talking about smelling bad, not Henry VIII's attitude, personality, and behaviors, which are more in line with what an actor is supposed to do, at least as far as my understanding of what acting is. How does one act like they fucking smell bad? Wouldn't that be enforced method acting for everyone else? People are just saying shit that doesn't make sense for this particular instance.

[veritas_44]

Oh dear lord lmao

[stoppelhopser]

Imposing one's method acting on defenseless other actors is total method. They had to endure the smell and play against it, which is unfair. Total ego trip methond acting.

[elevatorshaker]

I know. I didn't say he wasn't method acting. I agreed that he was being obnoxious. But he said he wore this perfume because the real Henry 8 smelled bad. Others are saying "why not just act?" Act like what? Like you stink? How? If someone had said "He could just have a grimace on his face while pretending to smell the festering exudate from his fucked up leg" I'd be satisfied. But no one can say how the guy's supposed to act his way out of it, so I don't think they're even paying attention to what they're saying. Instead of "why not just act (like you smell bad)?" say "why not just stop being an idiot, Jude Law?" which I would have taken zero issue with.

[chll51]

Unless I misread, nothing in the interview said that Henry knew he smelled bad so his action was not even needed. He was just being over the top and assholery to force people around him to suffer this unecessary shit.

[howlin_wolf_66]

It says "he [tried to hide] it with rose oil", so that implies that he knew.

Jude was still being extra, though.

[chll51]

Damn. I really can't read lolol

[howlin_wolf_66]

LOL, no worries; "ONTD doesn't read". 😀