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Jeremy Irons - News and Articles:

May 2010:

We have photos of Jeremy Irons at the International Rome Film Festival (26 May 2010)

We've joined forces with 1billionhungry.org to put pressure on politicians to end chronic hunger. As you know, Jeremy Irons backs this charity with his "I'm Mad as Hell" video, and we've been asked to back Jeremy and 1billionhungry.org's efforts as well. We are starting a "signature drive" on our site, so please use the links provided to sign the petition via our JeremyIrons.Org Impact Group. We will track our signatures and check-in periodically with the results. Please pass our link to friends and family, and thank you for helping us with this important campaign (26 May 2010)

Jeremy Irons will be in Rome on May 25, 2010, to meet his fans at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Sala Petrassi) at the International Rome Film Festival where he will talk with fans and the hosts of "A Journey through American Cinema." This event was previously scheduled for April 18th, but was canceled due to the disruption of flights in the UK caused by ash plumes across Europe from the volcanic eruption in Iceland (23 May 2010)

The full length video clip of Jeremy Irons presenting at The Classical Brit Awards is here, and we have more screen captures from the footage. (19 May 2010)

On Monday, May 17, 2010, Jeremy Irons, Damian Lewis and Dame Eileen Atkins gave a special reading of W.H. Auden's poetry at The National Theatre for the Josephine Hart Poetry Hour. Here is a lovely review of the reading. (19 May 2010)

We're moving Jeremyirons.org and changing our name! Read more here! (18 May 2010)

According to several sources, Jeremy Irons will join Emile Hirsch, Kristen Scott Thomas and Tony Shalhoub in a film written and directed by Sean Gullette called Tangier. The film genre is described as sexy noir/intrigue/thriller. To read more about this project, follow these sources: source 1 / source 2 / source 3 (18 May 2010)

Thursday, May 13, 2010, Jeremy Irons presented the Lifetime Achievement award at the Classical Brit Awards to Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the soprano from New Zealand. Here is a video clip from the awards and some screen captures and photos (14 May 2010)

Jeremy Irons is mad as hell that 1 billion people in the world suffer from chronic hunger. Watch this important video from 1billionhungry.org and visit their web site to sign a petition to urge politicians to end hunger. Visit our charities page for 1billionhungry.org to see videos and articles on Jeremy's involvement (11 May 2010)

Today Jeremy Irons attended the World War II Commemoration Gala at The Royal Albert Hall to raise funds for The British Red Cross. Here's a link to a Flickr photo from The British Red Cross and a photo from the event found on Twitter. Here is a link to the British Red Cross web site. (10 May 2010)

Jeremy Irons will host a fundraising event for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School called 'A Midsummer Musical Gala - An Actor's Life for Me!' on Sunday 20th June 2010 (5 May 2010)

Jeremy Irons contributes to Tree of Knowledge for RHS Chelsea Flower Show with this advice, "Every time you see a plant or tree you haven't seen before, ask permission, take a cutting and put it in your garden and don't keep your garden too tidy." (5 May 2010)

Jeremy Irons narrates Thomas Hardy's poem "Afterwards" on Jon Lord's album "To Notice Such Things"(3 May 2010)

April 2010:

There are photos of Jeremy Irons performing at the April 28, 2010: Oedipus Rex - Russian Stravinsky Concert in the galleries (30 April 2010)

Jeremy Irons, Eileen Atkins and Damian Lewis will read the poetry of W.H. Auden at The National Theatre at a poetry event presented by Josephine Hart (30 April 2010)

Take a look at this teaser trailer for Muse of Fire: A Documentary featuring Jeremy Irons, Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Fiona Shaw, Michael Gambon, Zoë Wanamaker, Alan Rickman and Alan Cumming (29 April 2010)

Jeremy Irons narrates Oedipus Rex with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. "Under Gergiev’s direction, with a sharp dramatic reading by Jeremy Irons, this was a work with greater dramatic sharpness than Stravinsky could ever imagine." Read all the reviews here! (29 April 2010)

Jeremy Irons attended the launch of the Slí Eile farm project in Co. Cork, Ireland - read the article from The Irish Times (27 April 2010)

Our affiliates at Lovelylivtyler.com were kind enough to share some of their movie stills of Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack and Liv Tyler in Stealing Beauty (25 April 2010)

Jeremy Irons is set to take part in a World War II Commemoration at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 10 May 2010 (22 April 2010)

Max Irons is set to play a villain in a TV drama based on Martina Cole's best-seller Runaway, and he will also star in The Girl With the Red Riding Hood alongside Amanda Seyfried (22 April 2010)

If you're planning on purchasing Georgia O'Keeffee, you can help support The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's exhibitions and education programs by purchasing your DVD through their store (20 April 2010)

Jeremy Irons and some of the Brideshead Revisited cast and crew will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion Programme on Sunday 11 April 2010 at 11:15 (4 April 2010)

March 2010:

On May 11, 2010, MGM will release a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of "The Man in the Iron Mask," starring Jeremy Irons, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Malkovich, Gabriel Byrne, and Gerard Depardieu (29 March 2010)

Sinéad will also take part in the West End benefit, WE ARE ONE - a celebration of tribal peoples, to be held at the Apollo Theatre, on Sunday, April 18, at 5pm (29 March 2010)

Sinéad Cusack, novelist Maeve Binchy and Christy Moore campaign to save a south Dublin library from closing (29 March 2010)

Jeremy Irons's wife, Sinéad Cusack and his son, Max Irons attended the annual fundraising gala at the Almeida Theatre in London on March 14, 2010, where Sinéad performed with Juliet Stevenson in Shakespeare's Women. Whatsonstage has copyrighted photos of both Sinéad and Max at this event (29 March 2010)

Jeremy Irons will narrate a NY Philharmonic Concert in April (25 March 2010)

Jeremy Irons donates gold St. Christopher's pendant to Coram Children's Charity - Tokens of Love (21 March 2010)

Reviews of Jeremy Irons in The Gods Weep (20 March 2010)

Jeremy Irons is interviewed by The Telegraph (15 March 2010)

Sam Irons is interviewed by 1000 Words Photography Magazine (13 March 2010)

Here is an interview with Dennis Kelly, the screenplay writer for Jeremy's new play, The Gods Weep (9 March 2010)

An excerpt from an interview with Neil Jordan regarding Jeremy Irons role in the upcoming Showtime series about the Borgais family (4 March 2010)

February 2010:

We have exclusive screen captures of Jeremy Irons from his appearance on Face Booth: A Time to Reflect (21 February 2010)

DVD RELEASE: Georgia O'Keeffe will be available on DVD on April 27, 2010 in the US and Canada (18 February 2010)

January 2010:

Jeremy Irons reads Afterwards by Thomas Hardy on Jon Lord's latest CD, and he reads excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of "The Red Shoes" and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale on the special features of "The Red Shoes - Criterion Collection" DVD (30 January 2010)

Video of Jeremy Irons at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards (25 January 2010)

Photos and Screen Captures of Jeremy Irons at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards (25 January 2010)

Screen captures of Jeremy Irons at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (19 January 2010)

Photos of Jeremy Irons at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (19 January 2010)

We have photos of the launch for Sam Irons's exhibition - Nowhere...do we go from here? - at the Jacobson Space in London! Jeremy, Sinéad, Sam and Max were all in attendance. Read more about Sam's latest works here (10 January 2010)

Jeremy Irons will star in the drama series The Borgias on Showtime in 2011. Read the full press release from Showtime (10 January 2010)

Jeremy Irons is set to return to the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) for the first time in 23 years to star in the world premiere of Dennis Kelly's The Gods Weep (7 January 2010)

Here is a rare article and photo of Jeremy Irons outside the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) with his Special Edition Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet (year 1986/1987 possibly). The article and photo were in Volkswagen’s Car & Driver magazine (Issue 1, 1987), which is currently out of circulation (6 January 2010)

December 2009:

After a decade, Jeremy Irons steps into the photo booth for UNICEF children's charity once again - Face Booth video and article (30 December 2009)

Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen have been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Georgia O'Keeffe (17 December 2009)

Jeremy Irons has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture made for Television for his role as Alfred Stieglitz in Georgia O'Keeffe! (15 December 2009)

Max Irons continues to get amazing reviews for his performance in Artist Descending a Staircase (14 December 2009)

Jeremy Irons is set to read 'A Christmas Carol' in Athens on the 15th and 16th at the Athens Concert Hall. Read an interview with Jeremy regarding his upcoming performance (14 December 2009)

MAX IRONS INTERVIEW: Read "Brief encounter with Max Irons" - an interview with Max from Whatsonstage.com (10 December 2009)

On December 9, 2009, Jeremy Irons and his wife Sinéad Cusack attended the Breast Cancer Care Christmas Carol Service at St. Paul's Cathedral, which was sponsored by Swarovski. Jeremy read with fellow actors John Hurt, Timothy West, Saffron Burrows and Sophie Okonedo, and a professional choir sang carols (9 December 2009)

Jeremy Irons and Vanessa Redgrave participated in the Child Bereavement Charity concert on December 3, 2009 (8 December 2009)

View a photo of Jeremy Irons, Rupert Evans and Josephine Hart at the Browning Poetry Reading at The British Library on 1 December 2009 (2 December 2009)

Jeremy's wife Sinéad Cusack helps open remodeled charity shop at Wallingford in Oxford (1 December 2009)

Sinéad takes part in an awareness video for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (1 December 2009)

November 2009:

Jeremy Irons has been nominated for the 2009 Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Georgia O'Keeffe! ( 30 November 2009)

A few years back Jeremy Irons donated his favorite recipe to Cancer Research UK. Here is Jeremy's recipe for champ, a potato dish! (30 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons provides the telescreen voice for Maazel's opera of George Orwell's masterpiece 1984 (19 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons will appear at the Athens Concert Hall to read Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' on December 15 and 16 (19 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons read Afterwards by Thomas Hardy at a tribute to the life of Sir John Mortimer (17 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons will perform with Vanessa Redgrave at a Christmas charity event for bereaved families on 3 December 2009 (16 November 2009)

Here is a link to video coverage from the BBC of Jeremy Irons reading at the Armistice Day Service at Westminster Abbey (11 November 2009)

Photo coverage of Jeremy Irons attending the Armistic Day service at Westminster Abbey (11 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons will attend a special Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey tomorrow, November 11, 2009. He will read a poem, Last Post, by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy (10 November 2009)

This past weekend Jeremy was an adjudicator for the Kerry Film Festival in Ireland. Here are the winning films which were chosen by Jeremy and the other adjudicators. Jeremy Irons also adjudicated the festival's top prize (10 November 2009)

According to the Sunday Mail, Jeremy Irons is set to play St Columba in a Norman Stone film, The End Time, which is due to begin filming in spring or autumn of next year (8 November 2009)

Jeremy Irons will be presenting at the Tenth Annual WhatsOnStage Awards on behalf of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass on 4 December 2009, at Café de Paris in London (3 November 2009)

Saturday, October 31, 2009, Jeremy Irons attended the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Ball with several other celebrities, including Janet Jackson, Neve Campbell and Marisa Tomei (1 November 2009)

October 2009:

Jeremy Irons is set to attend a tribute for John Mortimer in November (28 October)

On September 24, 2009, Jeremy Irons was the master of ceremonies for the Sunflower Jam 2009. Click here for photos! (14 October 2009)

Jeremy Irons, Michael Fassbender, Simon Brown and James Christopher are the adjudicators that will judge this year’s Kerry Film Festival short film competitions. A €5,000 cash prize in Best Director Competition will be adjudicated by Jeremy Irons (13 October 2009)

A previous film at Disney's California Adventure, "Seasons of the Vine", which featured Jeremy Irons' narration, is now showing at the former Making of Me Theater at Epcot Center. For photos and more information, visit the Walt Disney News Today site (1 October 2009)

September 2009:

Producer Tony Mark talks about casting Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen in Georgia O'Keeffe (29 September 2009)

Jeremy's wife Sinéad Cusack is currently on stage in Dublin at The Gate Theatre with Ciáran Hinds in The Birds which runs through November 21, 2009 (29 September 2009)

Both Jeremy and Sinéad will take part in a two-day directors' symposium at the Gate Lab on October 1 & 2, 2009 (29 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons helps raise funds for a new cricket pavilion and to provide disadvantaged children with the opportunity to play cricket (28 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons discusses the joys of cricket with Edward Craig (27 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen are featured in the current issue of Emmy Magazine - Issue No. 4, 2009 - Portrait of an Artist by Ann Farmer (20 September 2009)

Articles, reviews and video interviews from Georgia O' Keeffe (16 September)

"Lifetime again proves its worth with O' Keeffe" - read the article about Jeremy and Joan (16 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons, Chris Tarrant and Bill Nighy are set to attend a tribute for Harold Pinter at The Lord's Taverners later this month (15 September 2009)

Read an article from the Irish Times about Jeremy and Sinéad's attendance at the tribute for Brian Friel. Photos from the Irish Times are in the gallery (14 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons receives the Premio Eti award in Italy (13 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons attends a birthday tribute for Brian Friel hosted by his wife Sinéad Cusack in Ireland (13 September 2009)

Take a look at this review of Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen in Georgia O' Keeffe (10 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons is interviewed by Clive James (9 September 2009)

Here is an interview from the Chiltern Shakespeare Company web site from a conversation with Jeremy Irons and Andrew Rogers backstage at the National Theatre while Jeremy was performing in Never So Good (9 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons is set to receive an award in Vicenza, Italy at the Olympic Theatre on September 11, 2009, for his work in theatre and film and his performance of Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (8 September 2009) Source 1 / Source 2 / Source 3

Jeremy Irons attends The Prince's Trust garden party (8 September 2009)

Jeremy Irons Defends Alfred Stieglitz and Applauds Joan Allen (8 September 2009)

There are new photos of Max Irons modeling for Mango in the gallery! Some are wide screen close-ups! (1 September 2009)

August 2009:

The Passion of O' Keeffe - read an interview with Joan Allen which offers more insight about the film and the characters Georgia O' Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz played by Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons here! (28 August 2009)

Take a look at this article from Artdaily.org. It explains a little bit about Jeremy's role as Alfred Stieglitz in the Georgia O'Keeffe Lifetime Original movie and the upcoming "live" premiere in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 28. Joan Allen will be in attendance for the premiere and a silent auction featuring signed memorabilia from the film, props, scripts and more will close the evening. (11 August 2009)

Jeremy Irons reads a piece from Matthew Specktor's book That Summertime Sound. Listen to Jeremy reading The Devil in it Somewhere on the official site for the book. Click here for a downloadable MP3 of Jeremy's reading. (6 August 2009)

Jeremy Irons, Dame Judi Dench and Julie Walters sponsor Sylvia Plath play Three Women which stars Scottish actress Neve McIntosh at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival from August 6 - 31. (4 August 2009)

July 2009:

Jeremy Irons attends the 48th Annual International Achievement Summit (30 July 2009)

Jeremy Irons partially narrated a documentary film about the West Cork Craft and Design Guild, of which he is a patron. The film premiered at The Kerry Film Festival in 2008 (25 June 2009)

Here is a video interview with Jeremy Irons when he was in Slovakia in June accepting the Actor's Mission Award. And here are screen captures from the interview (25 June 2009)