Why did they change the actress? Joss Stone is nowhere near homely. They will have to put a ton of makeup on her.

I am still reading Plain Jane by Lauren Gardnier. It is interesting , because I never gave Jane much thought. It is fictional account of her life but I am really enjoying it. This author has one about Anne and Catherine also.

And from what I gather, JRM is slim as ever this year. So no fat Henry just yet even though historically he was fat and bald by the time he married Jane.

What's going to be interesting is how they do the first meeting between Anne of Cleves and Henry. You know in real life, when he found out she was in England he decided to surprise her by disguising himself and kissing her. But since real life Henry was fat and bald and not a gorgeous hunk like JRM, her reaction was pretty much "EWWW!" And, of course, we know that Henry was even less enamored of her. But like I said, you have a very handsome man like JRM and a beautiful young woman like Joss Stone so how exactly will they handle that?

To be fair, the pictures of thin Henry are all from his wedding to Jane Seymour, so maybe they will have tubby up a little after Jane's death.

Joss always looks smashing IMHO!

Well, I don't blame JRM for not wanting to gain a lot of weight - trust me it can be hard to lose But you would think they would do the padding to be historically accurate. Yeah, that would make a few women shed a some tears though. He is mighty fine looking

I'm not sure if it's JRM who is reluctant to gain weight or wear a fat suit. It might be the producer's or director's vision or something. I read somewhere that someone involved with the show said that today's audiences would not accept a fat unattractive Henry VIII because we want to see beautiful people.

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Max von Sydow Joins The Tudors Source: Variety August 5, 2008 Max von Sydow has been added to the cast of "The Tudors" for the Showtime series' third season, reports Variety. Von Sydow will play Cardinal Von Waldburg, a German-born clergyman who tries to organize the defeat of Henry VIII (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Von Sydow will be seen in four of the eight season-three episodes of "The Tudors." The third season premieres next year on Showtime. Other recent additions to the series include British singer Joss Stone, who will play Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

Are there only 8 episodes in a season?

The last two seasons there were 10 episodes per season. I don't know why the third season is to be shortened. Maybe it's because his marriages to Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves didn't last very long.

I do think JRM should try to bulk up a little I mean he could use padding. But Henry's hair was golden red and his is very dark. I do think from what I can gather Henry was very handsome as young man.I guess in the end Anne of Cleves got the good end of the deal. He gave her lands and a nice home and she did live out the rest of her life happily.

Well, Katharine Parr survived him and ended up marrying Jane Seymour's brother Thomas.

Luca, if you're talking historically, yes he eventually got a clue of sorts but who knows what's going to happen on the show?

Thomas Seymour was a pig however. He put the movies on a very young Elizabeth which caused her to be removed from her stepmother's home. Elizabeth was living with Katherine Parr after Henry's death.

By the way, the brother that's being shown on Season 2, is a different brother.

Ironically enough, Katharine died soon after giving birth to her and Thomas's daughter Mary. Despite being married 3 times before, she had never been pregnant.