RSS
Entertainment


Home Page > Entertainment > Rush Hour On Park Avenue

Blogs


comment on article Make a comment
print this article Print
email this articleE-mail

Rush Hour On Park Avenue

Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 4:12 PM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6:10 PM
Read more: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kirsten Sheridan, Keri Russell


Fresh from the Irish set of the upcoming second season of the Showtime smash The Tudors, Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is trading in his lusty Henry VIII role to show a much more romantic side in August Rush, an unabashedly weepy new love story that dares you not to cry. CAHIR O'DOHERTY talks to Rhys Meyers, his co-star Keri Russell, and to the film's Irish director Kirsten Sheridan.

Once inside the legendary hotel they're quickly whisked away from crowds of gawkers and paparazzi that stalk their every move, and then the rounds of interviews take place.

Warner Brothers staff run the whole event with impeccable precision, but we're dealing with Hollywood A-listers here and so inevitably it becomes a bit of a circus. An entire wing of the Waldorf has been taken over by the filmmakers, and the staff is sprinting from room to room to ensure that everyone's happy.

Given all the concern to keep things running smoothly, it certainly helps that none of the principal actors are confirmed divas. In person, it turns out, they're considerate and funny, and they look as dazed by all the frenzy as everyone else does.

Minutes before we're due to start our interview, Jonathan Rhys Meyers slinks quietly down the hallway minus his entourage, and the first thing you notice about him is that he's even better looking in person.

Dressed casually in a light grey sweater over a white tee shirt and jeans, and sporting a pair of unflashy but wildly expensive cowboy boots, the 30-year-old looks relaxed and happy and clearly ready to promote his new film.

And although rooms full of television cameras are waiting, neither Rhys Meyers or his co-star Keri Russell are wearing the usual 12 layers of makeup. They just look a bit uncomfortable with all the attention frankly, and this realization makes you like them more.

Since Rhys Meyers' role in August Rush is that of a romantic leading man the Irish Voice begins with a question that's cuts right to the center of the film: does he believe in love at first sight?

"I do actually. I fell in love at first sight once," Rhys Meyers replies without a trace of sarcasm. "It was a very strange thing. It wasn't like thunderbolts and lightening, it was kind of like a sleepy feeling and a bit uncomfortable really.

1 2 3 Next page >

Vote now - Buzz this story up!


Rush Hour On Park Avenue | Entertainment in Ireland and Around the World | IrishCentral


print this article Print
email this articleE-mail


Be the first to make a comment.



Join us - follow IrishCentral.com


Fan us

Google Buzz

Follow us




remember me on this computer
forget your password?     
IrishCentral.com is also home to Irish Voice and Irish America magazine