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Jun 14, 2024 · Based on the novel “Queen’s Gambit” by Elizabeth Fremantle (adapted by Jessica Ashworth and Henrietta Ashworth), Firebrand makes it clear that Katherine was well aware of the great personal risk she was taking on by agreeing to marry Henry (played almost unrecognizably by Jude Law).
Jun 21, 2024 · Written by Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Elizabeth Fremantle, Firebrand surely stands out for Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander’s powerful performance as Parr.
Jun 17, 2024 · Directed by Karim Aïnouz from a screenplay by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth, the new film transforms Elizabeth Fremantle's novel Queen's Gambit into a tale of covert religious rebellion and the historical impact of Catherine's survival.
Jun 14, 2024 · After “Too many years lost in history,” as they memorably sing in Six: The Musical,” the wives of Henry VIII continue to receive their belated due, with the latest example being “Firebrand,”...
4 days ago · Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth and Rosanne Flynn adapt Firebrand’s screenplay from Elizabeth Fremantle’s 2013 historical fiction novel “Queen’s Gambit. ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. But the movie that reframes her legacy as a free-thinking and vengeful radical is only fitfully fiery itself. Jude Law actually steals the show as the corpulent and capricious king.
Jun 15, 2024 · Through the evolving process of development, Karim and the writers, Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth, honed in on the heart of the story which became the essence of the film; four years into Henry’s final marriage and the last months of his life.
