Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. Catherine Parr (Alicia Vikander) was the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, and the wife who survived him. Firebrand tells the often-overlooked story of the woman who outlived the King of England (here played by Jude Law), managing to successfully navigate courtly intrigue in 16th-century England, and the ever-present dangers involved. Alicia Vikander plays the queen and wife for Henry’s final four years of life, while Law disappears between the larger-than-life layers that made Henry so recognizable at the end of his days.
Vikander plays a woman fighting to survive marriage to the ruthless and murderous King Henry VIII, played by Jude Law. Read More