Get the latest gossip

Jude Law addresses viral response to 'Firebrand' fecal matter perfume: "The scent that I wanted to bring in was just a reminder that there was also this repellent”

Jude Law made headlines when he revealed he wore a special fecal matter perfume to play Henry VIII in 'Firebrand.' EW talks to him about the response.

But Law never expected this behind-the-scenes tidbit to create such a stir online, mostly because it was part and parcel of the set of the film, which traces the last years of King Henry's life and the precarious survival of his final wife, Catherine Parr ( Alicia Vikander). For his part, Law got pretty accustomed to the stench, which is fitting given that Henry pretended it wasn't there and expected his courtiers to do the same. Law also notes that the smells were a way to keep the impact of these wounds on Henry's life and those around him ever present, even when the prosthetics were not visible.

Get the Android app