Guy Ritchie has been maintaining a consistent success rate with his films ever since his debut with Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. However, his recent ventures like The Covenant and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare have not fared well at the box office. The situation seems to be similar for the Russo brothers post their hit Marvel run.
Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin was a big hit for Disney in 2019
Their non-Marvel projects like Cherry and The Gray Man have not resonated with audiences. The Russos and Ritchie are returning to Disney for the live-action adaptation of Hercules. With Ritchie’s previous success with the company and the contributions from the Russos, the film can break the terrible trend that has plagued the recent Disney live-action remakes.
Guy Ritchie’s Hercules Film Can End the Terrible Streak of Disney Live-Action Remakes
The upcoming Hercules live-action film will be a modern...
Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin was a big hit for Disney in 2019
Their non-Marvel projects like Cherry and The Gray Man have not resonated with audiences. The Russos and Ritchie are returning to Disney for the live-action adaptation of Hercules. With Ritchie’s previous success with the company and the contributions from the Russos, the film can break the terrible trend that has plagued the recent Disney live-action remakes.
Guy Ritchie’s Hercules Film Can End the Terrible Streak of Disney Live-Action Remakes
The upcoming Hercules live-action film will be a modern...
- 4/28/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
With ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’, Guy Ritchie returns to his storytelling roots, reminiscent of his earlier works like ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and ‘Snatch’. This film, while standing on the familiar ground of high-stakes, artistically violent narratives, uses a historically inspired backdrop unlike any other. A high-octane blend of fact and fiction dazzles as Ritchie applies his signature quick cuts and gritty aesthetic to the murky waters of WWII espionage. Rooted in True WWII Espionage Inspired by the real-life operations of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (Soe), known for their unorthodox warfare strategies during World War II, ‘The
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The post Guy Ritchie’s WWII Thriller Is His Finest in Recent Years first appeared on TVovermind.
- 4/25/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Left to right: Wrath of Man (United Artists), Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Guy Ritchie (Shutterstock), Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels (Universal Pictures), The Gentlemen (Miramax)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Guy Ritchie’s two-and-a-half-decade career as a filmmaker has been a bit of a mixed bag, and that’s being generous.
Guy Ritchie’s two-and-a-half-decade career as a filmmaker has been a bit of a mixed bag, and that’s being generous.
- 4/23/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Warning: This article contains spoilers for "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare."
With the sole exception of Zack Snyder, there might not be a director currently working who is more fascinated by telling stories about tough guys committing violent acts while barely breaking a sweat more than Guy Ritchie. From his earliest works like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" all the way to "The Gentlemen", "The Covenant," and "Wrath of Man," the British filmmaker has been all too happy to stay in his lane and pump out his unique brand of action movie year in and year out. This week's "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," however, might as well be the poster child for Ritchie's overriding obsession.
The World War II-set film is based on a real-life historical event, which lends an even greater novelty factor to his depiction of Major Gus March-Phillipps (Henry Cavill), Anders Lassen (Alan Ritchson...
With the sole exception of Zack Snyder, there might not be a director currently working who is more fascinated by telling stories about tough guys committing violent acts while barely breaking a sweat more than Guy Ritchie. From his earliest works like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" all the way to "The Gentlemen", "The Covenant," and "Wrath of Man," the British filmmaker has been all too happy to stay in his lane and pump out his unique brand of action movie year in and year out. This week's "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," however, might as well be the poster child for Ritchie's overriding obsession.
The World War II-set film is based on a real-life historical event, which lends an even greater novelty factor to his depiction of Major Gus March-Phillipps (Henry Cavill), Anders Lassen (Alan Ritchson...
- 4/20/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Back in 2003, veteran James Bond actor Sean Connery portrayed the role of Allan Quatermain in a film called The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The film was a complete disaster as the reviews addressed the film as just terrible and unpleasant to watch… at that time.
With the recent failure of superhero movies, it seems that people are giving the old movies a second chance and this week, it’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Taking to X, people talked about how the movie is actually good compared to modern films!
Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962)
Sean Connery’s Failed 2003 Movie Is Actually Quite Good?
Starring alongside Peta Wilson, Stuart Townsend, and a plethora of actors, Connery portrayed the role of Qauterman in the 2003 film. Based on the story of an adventurer who is recruited by the government, the film is loosely based on the superhero comics that we adore today.
With the recent failure of superhero movies, it seems that people are giving the old movies a second chance and this week, it’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Taking to X, people talked about how the movie is actually good compared to modern films!
Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No (1962)
Sean Connery’s Failed 2003 Movie Is Actually Quite Good?
Starring alongside Peta Wilson, Stuart Townsend, and a plethora of actors, Connery portrayed the role of Qauterman in the 2003 film. Based on the story of an adventurer who is recruited by the government, the film is loosely based on the superhero comics that we adore today.
- 4/19/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Sean Connery’s legacy in film history is irrefutable just as much as his contribution to the evolution of late 20th-century cinema. Despite the era’s misgivings and misogyny, Connery remains an irrevocable icon for his role as James Bond in the franchise’s first live-action film Dr. No. His blue-eyed, broad-shouldered, and laid-back charm not only hypnotized millions but also brought the Scotsman fame on a level previously unheard of.
Sean Connery in Goldfinger [Credit: United Artists]However, under fame’s seductive grip, Connery ended up shunning other roles that would go on to become equally iconic in the years to come. Sadder still, the actor blatantly used his fame as a tool to lord over industry producers and directors for a bigger payday.
Sean Connery Passed Up on Iconic Role Due to James Bond
Ruthless, sadistic, and diabolical, Brick Top remains one of the most exaggerated and terrifying on-screen villains to date.
Sean Connery in Goldfinger [Credit: United Artists]However, under fame’s seductive grip, Connery ended up shunning other roles that would go on to become equally iconic in the years to come. Sadder still, the actor blatantly used his fame as a tool to lord over industry producers and directors for a bigger payday.
Sean Connery Passed Up on Iconic Role Due to James Bond
Ruthless, sadistic, and diabolical, Brick Top remains one of the most exaggerated and terrifying on-screen villains to date.
- 4/18/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Once upon a time … in war-torn London, Winston Churchill found himself face to face with the potential end of England as he knew it. The Blitz was in full effect. Europe was slowly being crushed under Hitler’s boot heels. German U-boats had turned the Atlantic into a graveyard, effectively crippling the Allied war effort. The prime minister needed an effective counterpunch.
So he asked several officials within the nation’s intelligence community, including a naval officer named Ian Fleming, to help recruit soldiers, secret agents, scallywags, and — God help...
So he asked several officials within the nation’s intelligence community, including a naval officer named Ian Fleming, to help recruit soldiers, secret agents, scallywags, and — God help...
- 4/18/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Director Renny Harlin recently shot an entire trilogy of Strangers movies simultaneously, with The Strangers: Chapter 1 set to reach theatres on May 17th and The Strangers: Chapter 2 and The Strangers: Chapter 3 possibly following by the end of the year… but those aren’t the only Renny Harlin horror movies we’ll be seeing this year. In fact, Vertical will be giving a Harlin-helmed horror movie called Refuge a VOD release this Friday, April 19th – and the trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above!
Scripted by Ben Sztajnkrycer, Refuge has the following synopsis: After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever.
The film stars Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev...
Scripted by Ben Sztajnkrycer, Refuge has the following synopsis: After a mysterious attack from a malevolent demon during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sergeant Rick Pedroni returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever.
The film stars Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev...
- 4/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The title is the worst thing about this lively, fun and largely true World War II adventure The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which is inspired by the Damien Lewis book of the same name but extending it to add: How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops.
Guy Ritchie has taken this story of an illicit black ops crew, mostly of the prisoner variety, who with the permission of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Rory Kinnear) was commissioned and put into action (a ragtag group of warriors if ever there was one) in order to sink, as it were, Nazi Germany’s U-boats operation that had been preventing the U.S. from entering the war in Europe.
Ritchie has been on a roll of late with 2019’s The Gentlemen (now a Netflix series), and a pair from last year, the terrific Afghanistan War-set The Covenant,...
Guy Ritchie has taken this story of an illicit black ops crew, mostly of the prisoner variety, who with the permission of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Rory Kinnear) was commissioned and put into action (a ragtag group of warriors if ever there was one) in order to sink, as it were, Nazi Germany’s U-boats operation that had been preventing the U.S. from entering the war in Europe.
Ritchie has been on a roll of late with 2019’s The Gentlemen (now a Netflix series), and a pair from last year, the terrific Afghanistan War-set The Covenant,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
There's nobody quite like Guy Ritchie. One of the notable directors who has repeatedly dipped toes in both extremes of the budgetary pool, his unmitigated success with early features like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" eventually gave way to blockbusters on the level of "Sherlock Holmes" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" -- all bearing his unmistakable fingerprints as much as his various mid-budget efforts do, which recently span five total films in the last five years. Though perhaps not considered a household name among the most casual of moviegoers, chances are high that the hardworking Ritchie's brand of rapid-fire editing, roguish characters with snappy dialogue, and oh-so-English humor (humour?) are instantly recognizable on some level, at least.
Yet that's perhaps the same reason why "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," his newest World War II action/comedy loosely based on historical events, feels jarringly at odds...
Yet that's perhaps the same reason why "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," his newest World War II action/comedy loosely based on historical events, feels jarringly at odds...
- 4/16/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
It’s been 25 years since Guy Ritchie, a young English filmmaker with a predilection for gangsters, violence, and profanity, made his directorial debut with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The chaotic crime comedy made him an instant star, and in the ensuing quarter century, he’s become a commercial success who critics can’t entirely make up their minds about. Some have always seen him as a wannabe Quentin Tarantino with more style than substance, but for us avid defenders, his giddy carnage and kinetic aesthetic has remained endlessly watchable. While there are lows, as those of us who sat through Swept Away can attest to, in the Ritchie oeuvre, there is a reason he’s endured. The only surprise is that it’s taken him this long to take advantage of the Peak TV era (even if it is starting to wane).
- 3/9/2024
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- Primetimer
Many of cinema’s hard men are notorious softies in real life. Ray Winstone may well be one of those, even if he admits to not looking particularly approachable.
“My wife always says to me, ‘Why do you look like you’re going to kill someone when you walk into a room?'” he tells Variety. “But I don’t mean to!”
Winstone’s long-standing status as the go-to man to depict violent approach-with-caution individuals or British mob bosses continues to serve him, however, as “The Gentleman” — Guy Ritchie’s eight-part Netflix spinoff of his 2019 gangster comedy feature of the same name — proves. In the series, awash in the classic Ritchie mix of guns, drugs, violence, aristocrats, boxing and tweed, Winstone stars as a gangland patriarch and head of a massive weed-growing empire. Because of course he does — who else would you cast as an elder statesman than the actor...
“My wife always says to me, ‘Why do you look like you’re going to kill someone when you walk into a room?'” he tells Variety. “But I don’t mean to!”
Winstone’s long-standing status as the go-to man to depict violent approach-with-caution individuals or British mob bosses continues to serve him, however, as “The Gentleman” — Guy Ritchie’s eight-part Netflix spinoff of his 2019 gangster comedy feature of the same name — proves. In the series, awash in the classic Ritchie mix of guns, drugs, violence, aristocrats, boxing and tweed, Winstone stars as a gangland patriarch and head of a massive weed-growing empire. Because of course he does — who else would you cast as an elder statesman than the actor...
- 3/8/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
In addition to starring in many British films, Vinnie Jones ventured into the superhero genre with Stephen Amell’s Arrow. The actor played Danny Brickwell in the show. However, it was not the only superhero project that the actor participated in. Before Arrow, Jones was in Brett’s Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand.
Vinnie Jones as Danny Brickwell in Arrow
The actor played Juggernaut and had a pivotal role in the film. With the upcoming Deadpool movie bringing back many X-Men characters, some fans wondered whether he would also come back. Jones surprisingly revealed that he was asked to cameo in the film. However, he rejected the offer as he did not want to relive the problems that he faced back when he played the character.
Vinnie Jones Shockingly Rejected to Be in Deadpool 3 For a Specific Reason Vinnie Jones played Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand
Vinnie...
Vinnie Jones as Danny Brickwell in Arrow
The actor played Juggernaut and had a pivotal role in the film. With the upcoming Deadpool movie bringing back many X-Men characters, some fans wondered whether he would also come back. Jones surprisingly revealed that he was asked to cameo in the film. However, he rejected the offer as he did not want to relive the problems that he faced back when he played the character.
Vinnie Jones Shockingly Rejected to Be in Deadpool 3 For a Specific Reason Vinnie Jones played Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand
Vinnie...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
In a surprising twist, Vinnie Jones, famous for playing Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand, turned down the chance to come back as his iconic character in the much-awaited Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3 from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Fans were buzzing when they heard the 59-year-old said no to being the Juggernaut in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Vinnie Jones in a still from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
People are speculating, like crazy, about why he said no and what it could mean for the movie. It’s got everyone curious about why Jones decided to pass on the role this time around.
Suggested“I don’t take it for granted”: Deadpool 3 Star Ryan Reynolds Credits One Person For Saving Him After All the Damages and Injuries From Movie Stunts Why Did Vinnie Jones Firmly Decline The Deadpool 3 Offer?
Vinnie Jones turning down the Deadpool 3 gig,...
Vinnie Jones in a still from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
People are speculating, like crazy, about why he said no and what it could mean for the movie. It’s got everyone curious about why Jones decided to pass on the role this time around.
Suggested“I don’t take it for granted”: Deadpool 3 Star Ryan Reynolds Credits One Person For Saving Him After All the Damages and Injuries From Movie Stunts Why Did Vinnie Jones Firmly Decline The Deadpool 3 Offer?
Vinnie Jones turning down the Deadpool 3 gig,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Muskan Chaudhary
- FandomWire
Paramount+, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, and 101 Studios are teaming for a new series loosely based on the hit Showtime series “Ray Donovan.”
Titled “The Donovans,” the series will be fully written by Ronan Bennett with Guy Ritchie attached to direct and executive produce. It will be available to Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers later this year.
The official description of the series states, “With the most powerful clients in Europe, ‘The Donovans’ will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London’s most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what’s in store tomorrow.”
The series is executive produced by Richie, Bennett, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin and Ivan Atkinson.
“Guy Richie and Ronan Bennett are the ideal dream-team to create a new global hit franchise with ‘The Donovans,...
Titled “The Donovans,” the series will be fully written by Ronan Bennett with Guy Ritchie attached to direct and executive produce. It will be available to Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers later this year.
The official description of the series states, “With the most powerful clients in Europe, ‘The Donovans’ will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London’s most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what’s in store tomorrow.”
The series is executive produced by Richie, Bennett, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin and Ivan Atkinson.
“Guy Richie and Ronan Bennett are the ideal dream-team to create a new global hit franchise with ‘The Donovans,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: Eddie Horniman unexpectedly inherits his father’s sizeable country estate – only to discover it’s part of a cannabis empire. Moreover, a host of unsavoury characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation. Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.
Review: Back in January 2020, just before Covid-19 changed the world as we know it, Guy Ritchie released The Gentlemen. His best film in a long time and a throwback to his Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch days, The Gentlemen was a British gangster tale featuring Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam, and Colin Farrell in a twisty narrative about pot dealers, aristocratic estates, and triple-crosses. Guy Ritchie began developing a series based on...
Review: Back in January 2020, just before Covid-19 changed the world as we know it, Guy Ritchie released The Gentlemen. His best film in a long time and a throwback to his Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch days, The Gentlemen was a British gangster tale featuring Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam, and Colin Farrell in a twisty narrative about pot dealers, aristocratic estates, and triple-crosses. Guy Ritchie began developing a series based on...
- 2/26/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The Trailer for The Gentlemen recently came out, causing an impressive spike in eagerness. The trailer highlighted plenty of details about the show’s story and gave viewers an idea of what to expect from its overall screenplay and concept.
With a star-studded cast and an altogether unique concept, Eddie is seen beginning a journey to free his family from the grips of crime.
Overall, the Trailer offers a chaotic journey into Britain’s underbelly of crime, with numerous intriguing characters. Let’s dive in and find out what this Trailer is all about!
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen | Official Trailer
Netflix released a trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen series, and it looks far better than the movie itself.
The Gentlemen’s Trailer artfully promises a fascinating journey. It will feature action, crime, tension, well-written humor, and many interesting characters.
The new show is influenced by Guy Ritchie...
With a star-studded cast and an altogether unique concept, Eddie is seen beginning a journey to free his family from the grips of crime.
Overall, the Trailer offers a chaotic journey into Britain’s underbelly of crime, with numerous intriguing characters. Let’s dive in and find out what this Trailer is all about!
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen | Official Trailer
Netflix released a trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen series, and it looks far better than the movie itself.
The Gentlemen’s Trailer artfully promises a fascinating journey. It will feature action, crime, tension, well-written humor, and many interesting characters.
The new show is influenced by Guy Ritchie...
- 2/24/2024
- by Mantisha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Exclusive: An eclectic collection of upcoming projects ranging from Guy Ritchie’s debut TV series to Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Famous Five to an Italian-language series for Netflix are tied together by one constant: Moonage Pictures.
Frith Tiplady, Matthew Read and Will Gould’s London outfit has been one of the quieter British drama production houses of the past few years but is signaling itself this year with a wealth of long-gestating projects making their way to the screen, and they are buoyant in the face of a tricky market.
Shows incoming include the Miramax and STX Television co-produced Gentlemen TV series spin-off that has seen Moonage work with Snatch auteur Ritchie for the first time, a big-budget BBC adaptation of Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, The Famous Five for the BBC and Zdf, and Netflix Italy’s The Leopard – one of the streamer’s...
Frith Tiplady, Matthew Read and Will Gould’s London outfit has been one of the quieter British drama production houses of the past few years but is signaling itself this year with a wealth of long-gestating projects making their way to the screen, and they are buoyant in the face of a tricky market.
Shows incoming include the Miramax and STX Television co-produced Gentlemen TV series spin-off that has seen Moonage work with Snatch auteur Ritchie for the first time, a big-budget BBC adaptation of Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, The Famous Five for the BBC and Zdf, and Netflix Italy’s The Leopard – one of the streamer’s...
- 2/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The White Lotus star Theo James has to extricate his aristocratic family from the clutches of a criminal underworld in the official trailer for The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s gangster romp for Netflix based on the Hollywood director’s 2019 film of the same name.
James plays Eddie Horniman, a well-bred Brit who inherits his father’s country estate, only to discover it’s part of an industrial cannabis empire in the East End of London run by shady career criminal Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone).
“So to stop ourselves being associated with criminals, we are going to become criminals,” Horniman announces at one point in the trailer. To beat the gangsters at their own game, he gets into business with Susie Glass, played by Kaya Scodelario, who ruthlessly runs the drug empire on behalf of her father.
The Gentlemen
“I didn’t create this problem. I’m trying to help you deal with it,...
James plays Eddie Horniman, a well-bred Brit who inherits his father’s country estate, only to discover it’s part of an industrial cannabis empire in the East End of London run by shady career criminal Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone).
“So to stop ourselves being associated with criminals, we are going to become criminals,” Horniman announces at one point in the trailer. To beat the gangsters at their own game, he gets into business with Susie Glass, played by Kaya Scodelario, who ruthlessly runs the drug empire on behalf of her father.
The Gentlemen
“I didn’t create this problem. I’m trying to help you deal with it,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 2019, filmmaker Guy Ritchie went back to his crime comedy roots with “The Gentlemen,” a film very much in the vein of early films like “Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.” And, of course, in the ensuing years, especially during the pandemic, in the rush and craze for content, everyone wanted a spin-off that would pay handsomely for them, and creators were more happy to oblige.
Continue reading ‘The Gentlemen’ Trailer: Theo James Stars In Guy Ritchie’s Netflix Spin-Off Crime Comedy Series at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Gentlemen’ Trailer: Theo James Stars In Guy Ritchie’s Netflix Spin-Off Crime Comedy Series at The Playlist.
- 2/22/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #380: Matthew Vaughn – Director and Producer of Argylle,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #380: Matthew Vaughn – Director and Producer of Argylle,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Following the release of ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Dceu is officially over and Gunn’s Dcu is ready to take over the reins as the next big cinematic universe featuring DC’s characters. ‘Creature Commandos’ is the first project to be released as a part of Dcu, but both Gunn and Safran confirmed that the true beginning is ‘Superman: Legacy.’
Gunn frequently reveals information regarding the development of his so-far favorite projects. He often clears up some details regarding the production of the movie. He cleared up that the development so far is going “swimmingly” as sets are being built, costumes are finished, and actors are adjusting to their roles. One fan took the opportunity to ask Gunn how much the cast he has locked in for ‘Legacy,’ and Gunn was vague in answering but confirmed that it’s more than 90 % but less than 100%, meaning that not all characters have actors attached to them,...
Gunn frequently reveals information regarding the development of his so-far favorite projects. He often clears up some details regarding the production of the movie. He cleared up that the development so far is going “swimmingly” as sets are being built, costumes are finished, and actors are adjusting to their roles. One fan took the opportunity to ask Gunn how much the cast he has locked in for ‘Legacy,’ and Gunn was vague in answering but confirmed that it’s more than 90 % but less than 100%, meaning that not all characters have actors attached to them,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller Argylle is the widest opener at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office in 626 cinemas, with Universal looking to emulate previous successes from the British director.
Directed by Vaughn from a script by Jason Fuchs, Argylle follows a reclusive author of spy novels, who realises the plot of her new book is starting to mirror real world events.
Henry Cavill, pop star Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L. Jason, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Louis Partridge and Richard E. Grant are on a star-studded cast list.
Vaughn broke...
Directed by Vaughn from a script by Jason Fuchs, Argylle follows a reclusive author of spy novels, who realises the plot of her new book is starting to mirror real world events.
Henry Cavill, pop star Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L. Jason, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Louis Partridge and Richard E. Grant are on a star-studded cast list.
Vaughn broke...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
When British producer-director Matthew Vaughn’s latest had its red-carpet premiere in London in mid-January 2024, the film made local headlines for reasons probably not intended by the filmmakers and their distributor, Universal. Alongside the usual PR-driven fluff about the sparkly frocks stars Dua Lipa and Bryce Dallas Howard were wearing, and the argyle-patterned evening gown sported by producer Claudia Schiffer (who is also Vaughn’s partner), there was much ado about Schiffer’s key accessory of the evening: a matching backpack with a round plastic window enclosing her cat Chip, a fetching gray Scottish Fold who also plays a major role in the film.
From where I was sitting, some distance from the stage, Chip looked grumpy and a little alarmed when taken out of the bag and shown off in front of the auditorium. Then again, that breed always looks a little grumpy. Nevertheless, there were soon outraged national media headlines,...
From where I was sitting, some distance from the stage, Chip looked grumpy and a little alarmed when taken out of the bag and shown off in front of the auditorium. Then again, that breed always looks a little grumpy. Nevertheless, there were soon outraged national media headlines,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the much-anticipated war actioner, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Guy Ritchie landing in theaters in 2024, iconic filmmaker Guy Ritchie is once again on Hollywood’s top radar. Ritchie started his career as a prominent writer and director, known for his original British crime classics such as Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. However, in recent years, Ritchie has begun to explore new territories and venture into different genres, slowly shedding his reputation for sleek crime capers. To that, the year 2023 proved to be a busy period for the director as he took on two ambitious projects.
- 1/30/2024
- by Matthew C. F
- TVovermind.com
(from left) Wyatt (John Cena) and Argylle (Henry Cavill) in Argylle, directed by Matthew Vaughn. Cr: Universal Pictures; Apple Original Films; and Marv Matthew Vaughn is no stranger to making hybrid films that blend comedy, crime, action, and espionage. He produced Guy Ritchie’s Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, and he’s directed the three Kingsman films. His latest movie, Argylle, once again mixes all of those elements, with a stellar ensemble cast that includes Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, among others. While promoting the movie, John Cena said he couldn’t talk much about the plot and its many twists, but he did promise that viewers will find the experience to be stunning. (Click on the media bar below to hear John Cena) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/John_Cena_Argylle_.mp3 Argylle opens in theaters this Friday.
- 1/29/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Netflix’s The Gentlemen series doesn’t feature the same ensemble cast as Guy Ritchie’s 2020 film of the same name. However, Ritchie says his new series is set in the same sort of world as the film, and that’s confirmed in the show’s first official teaser trailer.
The R-rated feature film starred Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, and Michelle Dockery. The ensemble of the 2024 series that it inspired is led by Theo James (The White Lotus 2) and includes Ray Winstone (The Departed) and Kaya Scodelario (The Pale Horse). Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), and Chanel Cresswell (This is England) also star.
The cast also includes Michael Vu, Max Beesley (Hijack), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie Antoinette), Harry Goodwins (In His Hands: The Emergence), Dar Salim (The Covenant), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), Ruby Sear, and Peter Serafinowicz (The...
The R-rated feature film starred Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, and Michelle Dockery. The ensemble of the 2024 series that it inspired is led by Theo James (The White Lotus 2) and includes Ray Winstone (The Departed) and Kaya Scodelario (The Pale Horse). Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), and Chanel Cresswell (This is England) also star.
The cast also includes Michael Vu, Max Beesley (Hijack), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie Antoinette), Harry Goodwins (In His Hands: The Emergence), Dar Salim (The Covenant), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), Ruby Sear, and Peter Serafinowicz (The...
- 1/16/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Apple Original Films has picked up Fountain of Youth, director Guy Ritchie’s next movie to star John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.
Skydance Media will produce for Apple, along with Vinson Films and Project X Entertainment. The film, penned by James Vanderbilt, follows two estranged siblings who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth.
They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure set to change their lives and possibly lead to immortality. Ritchie is best known as a director for credits like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Gentlemen and Wrath of Man.
Actor-director Krasinski is best known for playing Jim Halpert on The Office comedy, and his director credits include the upcoming drama If, A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part 2. And co-star Portman’s latest roles include Todd Haynes’ May December, where the Oscar...
Skydance Media will produce for Apple, along with Vinson Films and Project X Entertainment. The film, penned by James Vanderbilt, follows two estranged siblings who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth.
They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure set to change their lives and possibly lead to immortality. Ritchie is best known as a director for credits like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Gentlemen and Wrath of Man.
Actor-director Krasinski is best known for playing Jim Halpert on The Office comedy, and his director credits include the upcoming drama If, A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part 2. And co-star Portman’s latest roles include Todd Haynes’ May December, where the Oscar...
- 1/11/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Former Lionsgate UK & Europe chief and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa launched film and TV company True Brit Entertainment last month with backing from talent management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, which reps talent including Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs, Will Smith, Marcus Rashford and Kid Cudi. The company will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV.
Here, Kamasa gives his first interview, talking to us about their debut production Marching Powder, which is set to star Danny Dyer, how True Brit fits into a challenged UK indie distribution landscape and ways to stimulate British filmmaking. For more on Marching Powder click here.
True Brit has set a target to invest and release between four to eight British films annually and Kamasa’s ambition is to co-finance more than $50M worth of productions each year. Matthew Vaughn’s Marv will be a small shareholder in...
Here, Kamasa gives his first interview, talking to us about their debut production Marching Powder, which is set to star Danny Dyer, how True Brit fits into a challenged UK indie distribution landscape and ways to stimulate British filmmaking. For more on Marching Powder click here.
True Brit has set a target to invest and release between four to eight British films annually and Kamasa’s ambition is to co-finance more than $50M worth of productions each year. Matthew Vaughn’s Marv will be a small shareholder in...
- 12/5/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Head Count is a comedy thriller film directed by Ben and Jacob Burghart, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Doke. The film follows the story of Kat, who just got out of prison but an unknown is pointing his own gun at his head. As the empty rounds click away, Kat remembers what happened to each bullet from his gun. Head Count stars Aaron Jakubenko as Kat, Melanie Zanetti as Jo, Ryan Kwanten as Sawyer, Chris Bylsma as Cassidy, Addam Bramich as Brian, and Polaris Banks as Flint. So, if you love the comedy thriller film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Vengeance (Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death...
Vengeance (Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw covering Dog Soldiers was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Kier Gomes, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
A group of well-trained soldiers are dropped into the wilderness. Where they start getting picked off by a mysterious attacker. It quickly becomes apparent that their enemy is some kind of monstrous creature. And the weapons they have aren’t so effective when the target isn’t human. This sounds like a description of Predator – but it’s actually Dog Soldiers (watch it Here). Which is one of the coolest werewolf movies ever made, and The Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.
Neil Marshall knew from an early age that he wanted to be a filmmaker. Raised on the classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s, he was especially fond of horror. The films of John Carpenter,...
A group of well-trained soldiers are dropped into the wilderness. Where they start getting picked off by a mysterious attacker. It quickly becomes apparent that their enemy is some kind of monstrous creature. And the weapons they have aren’t so effective when the target isn’t human. This sounds like a description of Predator – but it’s actually Dog Soldiers (watch it Here). Which is one of the coolest werewolf movies ever made, and The Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.
Neil Marshall knew from an early age that he wanted to be a filmmaker. Raised on the classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s, he was especially fond of horror. The films of John Carpenter,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jason StathamPhoto: Lintao Zhang (Getty Images)
Dwayne Johnson once called himself “franchise Viagra,” based on the fact that he was cast as a substitute lead for the sequels to G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra and Journey To The Center Of The Earth, as well as appearing in Fast Five...
Dwayne Johnson once called himself “franchise Viagra,” based on the fact that he was cast as a substitute lead for the sequels to G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra and Journey To The Center Of The Earth, as well as appearing in Fast Five...
- 5/18/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Netflix growth in the UK Market has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, having recently revealed their commitment to the UK creative industry with a $6 billion investment.
Speaking on stage at See What’s Next, Anne Mensah, Vice President, Content, Netflix UK shared news of new productions for Netflix. Created and written by Joe Barton the Keira Knightley led ‘Black Doves. From Left Bank Pictures, ‘Department Q,’ an 8-part series, lead directed by multi-award-winning Scott Frank and adapted by Chandni Lakhani, based on the novels of the same name from Danish author, Jussi Adler-Olsen. Shooting will take place in Edinburgh, where the story is set. They will also deliver a ‘Bank of Dave’ sequel.
Netflix is known for its gems, and coming up over the next year it certainly looks like it’s the streamer is certainly going to deliver from documentaries on British Icons to...
Speaking on stage at See What’s Next, Anne Mensah, Vice President, Content, Netflix UK shared news of new productions for Netflix. Created and written by Joe Barton the Keira Knightley led ‘Black Doves. From Left Bank Pictures, ‘Department Q,’ an 8-part series, lead directed by multi-award-winning Scott Frank and adapted by Chandni Lakhani, based on the novels of the same name from Danish author, Jussi Adler-Olsen. Shooting will take place in Edinburgh, where the story is set. They will also deliver a ‘Bank of Dave’ sequel.
Netflix is known for its gems, and coming up over the next year it certainly looks like it’s the streamer is certainly going to deliver from documentaries on British Icons to...
- 5/2/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Organ Trail: "Abigale and her family fall victim to a ruthless gang while making their way across the Oregon Trail. As the only survivor, she will do whatever it takes to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family's horse, from the clutches of the bloodthirsty bandits."
Release Date: In select theatres April 14 and Available to Buy on Digital May 12, 2023
Starring: Zoé De Grand'Maison, Nicholas Logan, Olivia Applegate, Michael Abbott Jr., Jessica Frances Dukes with Clé Bennett and Sam Trammell
Written By: Megan Turner
Directed By: Michael Patrick Jann
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28: The Biohazard EP: "Enjoy The Ride Records and Taped Noise proudly present 28: The Biohazard EP by John Murphy. Composer John Murphy has created the scores to some of the most iconic films of our generation. Pressed on 140g single-sided 12" with a screen printed B side, this EP features re-recorded and remastered tracks and is housed in a 350gsm...
Release Date: In select theatres April 14 and Available to Buy on Digital May 12, 2023
Starring: Zoé De Grand'Maison, Nicholas Logan, Olivia Applegate, Michael Abbott Jr., Jessica Frances Dukes with Clé Bennett and Sam Trammell
Written By: Megan Turner
Directed By: Michael Patrick Jann
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28: The Biohazard EP: "Enjoy The Ride Records and Taped Noise proudly present 28: The Biohazard EP by John Murphy. Composer John Murphy has created the scores to some of the most iconic films of our generation. Pressed on 140g single-sided 12" with a screen printed B side, this EP features re-recorded and remastered tracks and is housed in a 350gsm...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Despite a solid 25 years in the business and a slew of hits to his name, it still feels somewhat premature for Guy Ritchie to be putting his name in the title of his latest film. Officially billed as Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, ostensibly to avoid confusion with a 2006 sexy witches movie, it’s all a touch too easy to make fun of. Ritchie has never been a director who commands the respect of critics with his bloke-friendly gangster fare proving extremely influential—particularly Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000)—if not necessarily acclaimed. Yet his impact is undeniable, and he’s been a consistently excellent director of genre fare with a specific vision, even as the face of blockbuster cinema has remodelled itself in the franchise era.
Over the past few years, Ritchie ventured into more traditional Hollywood fare, including the unavoidable realm of Disney live-action remakes via 2019’s Aladdin.
Over the past few years, Ritchie ventured into more traditional Hollywood fare, including the unavoidable realm of Disney live-action remakes via 2019’s Aladdin.
- 4/22/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Guy Richie’s war film “The Covenant” explores the unique relationships between interpreters and soldiers that are often formed on foreign battlefields. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Sergeant John Kinley and follows his relationship with Afghan interpreter Ahmed (played by Dar Salim) as he attempts to navigate the war in Afghanistan. The film premieres in movie theaters on Friday, April 21.
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Ahmed’s bond with Kinley is so strong that he goes to great lengths to save the Sergeant during war. However, when American troops are withdrawn from the country, Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to the United States and decides that he needs to return to the war zone to repay his debt to Ahmed before the Taliban can reach him.
Check out the trailer for ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’:
The film has enjoyed a positive response from...
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Ahmed’s bond with Kinley is so strong that he goes to great lengths to save the Sergeant during war. However, when American troops are withdrawn from the country, Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to the United States and decides that he needs to return to the war zone to repay his debt to Ahmed before the Taliban can reach him.
Check out the trailer for ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’:
The film has enjoyed a positive response from...
- 4/21/2023
- by Ree Winter
- The Streamable
Whether you want to ask about directing films including Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, being the Press Gang bad boy or effing and jeffing for Guy Ritchie, now is your chance
If you hear the name Dexter Fletcher, I bet three things will come to mind. 1) Press Gang, where Fletcher appeared as rebellious teenager Spike Thomson in late 80s/early 90s children’s TV drama, 2) Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, in which Fletcher starred in Guy Ritchie’s directing debut in 1998, and 3) GamesMaster, where Fletcher temporarily took over the role of host in the third series of iconic 90s Channel 4 videogame show, before handing the reigns back to Dominik Diamond.
But he’s gone on to do so much more as one of Britain’s foremost current film directors: you’ve probably heard of many of his films, even if you didn’t realise Fletcher was in charge. There’s Eddie the Eagle,...
If you hear the name Dexter Fletcher, I bet three things will come to mind. 1) Press Gang, where Fletcher appeared as rebellious teenager Spike Thomson in late 80s/early 90s children’s TV drama, 2) Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, in which Fletcher starred in Guy Ritchie’s directing debut in 1998, and 3) GamesMaster, where Fletcher temporarily took over the role of host in the third series of iconic 90s Channel 4 videogame show, before handing the reigns back to Dominik Diamond.
But he’s gone on to do so much more as one of Britain’s foremost current film directors: you’ve probably heard of many of his films, even if you didn’t realise Fletcher was in charge. There’s Eddie the Eagle,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Greg Tally joins Corin Nemec (Stargate Sg-1), Elissa Dowling (Girl on the Third Floor), Jordan C. Michael (The Favor), August Kyss (Murdercise), Scott Ward and Michael Della Pia (Half Dead Fred) for the upcoming thriller, Pancake Man. It’s being called a cross between “Falling Down”, “Resevior Dogs”, and “Lock Stock and …
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- 3/25/2023
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Greg Tally joins Corin Nemec (Stargate Sg-1), Elissa Dowling (Girl on the Third Floor), Jordan C. Michael (The Favor), August Kyss (Murdercise), Scott Ward and Michael Della Pia (Half Dead Fred) for the upcoming thriller, Pancake Man.
It’s being called a cross between “Falling Down”, “Resevior Dogs”, and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”. It’s a story of a man who gets pushed to the edge and is now hell bent on revenge when a killing spree that involves a couple of complete strangers sets off a violent chain of events.
Produced by Black Rabbit Pictures | White Ninja Productions | Easley Entertainment – Pancake Man is filming May 2023.
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It’s being called a cross between “Falling Down”, “Resevior Dogs”, and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”. It’s a story of a man who gets pushed to the edge and is now hell bent on revenge when a killing spree that involves a couple of complete strangers sets off a violent chain of events.
Produced by Black Rabbit Pictures | White Ninja Productions | Easley Entertainment – Pancake Man is filming May 2023.
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- 3/24/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Bob Goody, veteran British stage and screen actor and co-writer of 1985 BBC1 comedy Wilderness Road, has died at age 71.
He passed away March 5 after a long battle with cancer that he chronicled in a book of verse.
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Born in Brighton in 1951, Goody trained at Rada and became known as a charismatic actor and poet. He fronted his own ITV children’s sketch show, Smith & Goody, in the 1980s with writer and comedian Mel Smith before penning Wilderness Road, a sitcom set in a seedy London pub, with Richard Cottan.
Goody’s TV acting roles included appearances in Bleak House, EastEnders, Lovejoy, the Lock Stock and Two...
He passed away March 5 after a long battle with cancer that he chronicled in a book of verse.
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Born in Brighton in 1951, Goody trained at Rada and became known as a charismatic actor and poet. He fronted his own ITV children’s sketch show, Smith & Goody, in the 1980s with writer and comedian Mel Smith before penning Wilderness Road, a sitcom set in a seedy London pub, with Richard Cottan.
Goody’s TV acting roles included appearances in Bleak House, EastEnders, Lovejoy, the Lock Stock and Two...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’ve ever watched a Guy Ritchie movie, you’re probably familiar with his distinct style. From Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to his recent big-budget films like Aladdin or The Gentleman, Ritchie has earned a spot as one of the most influential filmmakers of our time.
But how did Guy Ritchie get to where he is today? In this article, we’ll take you through the story of Ritchie’s journey from his humble beginnings in London all the way to the Hollywood director we know him as now.
From his breakout crime-comedy films to his more recent work as a producer, this piece will explore the highs and lows of Guy Ritchie’s career and highlight some of the key moments that have defined him as an artist. As a fan of Guy Ritchie’s work, you’ll be able to appreciate how far he has...
But how did Guy Ritchie get to where he is today? In this article, we’ll take you through the story of Ritchie’s journey from his humble beginnings in London all the way to the Hollywood director we know him as now.
From his breakout crime-comedy films to his more recent work as a producer, this piece will explore the highs and lows of Guy Ritchie’s career and highlight some of the key moments that have defined him as an artist. As a fan of Guy Ritchie’s work, you’ll be able to appreciate how far he has...
- 3/12/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is an action thriller movie directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza and Hugh Grant.
Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham became famous worldwide with a movie and years later they are back with another story. This time around, it’s not at all like the one about half-baked gangsters as in the first, but it does have the same spirit that brought them success: quality action cinema, creating excellently directed pure entertainment, with pace, irony and an elaborate sense of rhythm and editing.
An action movie of quality.
Movie Review
A film with quality, it’s nostalgic, it has an unbalanced sense of balance, it’s somewhat over-the-top action in a spy thriller full of puns that knows at all times how to tease the viewer through the pace, with what is expected of Statham as an undisputed action cinema icon, and with...
Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham became famous worldwide with a movie and years later they are back with another story. This time around, it’s not at all like the one about half-baked gangsters as in the first, but it does have the same spirit that brought them success: quality action cinema, creating excellently directed pure entertainment, with pace, irony and an elaborate sense of rhythm and editing.
An action movie of quality.
Movie Review
A film with quality, it’s nostalgic, it has an unbalanced sense of balance, it’s somewhat over-the-top action in a spy thriller full of puns that knows at all times how to tease the viewer through the pace, with what is expected of Statham as an undisputed action cinema icon, and with...
- 3/9/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Quick question: Have you seen The Man From U.N.C.L.E.?
We don’t mean the popular TV show of the 1960s, in which Robert Vaughn and David McCallum surfed the era’s espionage-a-go-go wave and brought big Bond-style adventure to the little screen every week. We’re talking about the 2015 movie that wanted to replicate the series’ vintage spy-vs.-spy mojo, pairing Henry “Dude Cocks His Arms Like Shotguns!” Cavill and another gent whose name currently escapes us as a next-gen Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, respectively.
We don’t mean the popular TV show of the 1960s, in which Robert Vaughn and David McCallum surfed the era’s espionage-a-go-go wave and brought big Bond-style adventure to the little screen every week. We’re talking about the 2015 movie that wanted to replicate the series’ vintage spy-vs.-spy mojo, pairing Henry “Dude Cocks His Arms Like Shotguns!” Cavill and another gent whose name currently escapes us as a next-gen Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, respectively.
- 3/3/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Guy Ritchie’s trajectory from distinctive pop-auteur to journeyman director-for-hire has been fascinating to witness. Making his name in the late ‘nineties’90s with Anglicized Tarantino-isms of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, he remains largely synonymous with twisty crime capers because of the sheer scale of their international breakouts, even as his filmography has veered more towards studio franchise blockbusters in years since. Placed together, the recent work in his catalog suggests a filmmaker following the classic “one for them, one for me” formula, following up an anonymous live-action take on Aladdin with an attempted return to former glories via The Gentlemen––two exhausted cash-ins of ’90s nostalgia in different keys. The public perception of what a Guy Ritchie movie is and their current reality couldn’t be more different. With the noted exception of 2021’s far-better-than-expected Wrath of Man, they are largely witless, narratively convoluted affairs with...
- 3/2/2023
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
When a movie gets tangled up in all kinds of financial problems, delayed for over a year, played out internationally, sent straight to streaming in Canada, and then finally getting the green light to open in the U.S. via a new distributor and thrown into theaters with virtually no notice or time to mount a marketing campaign, you have to think there must be something very wrong here.
Well surprise, surprise. The awkwardly titled Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre is loads of fun, an entertaining spy thriller that is faithful to the genre, very well cast, and a hoot to watch. Caught up in the STX mess and then handled by Miramax and a distribution service deal for Lionsgate, the film has been played out in much of the world but is finally being released stateside in a theatrical run that has been so rushed it sadly may not...
Well surprise, surprise. The awkwardly titled Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre is loads of fun, an entertaining spy thriller that is faithful to the genre, very well cast, and a hoot to watch. Caught up in the STX mess and then handled by Miramax and a distribution service deal for Lionsgate, the film has been played out in much of the world but is finally being released stateside in a theatrical run that has been so rushed it sadly may not...
- 3/1/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
For 25 years, I have never been much of a Guy Ritchie fan. I found the in-your-face-and-over-the-top crime dramas that made his reputation — “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch,” “Revolver,” and “RocknRolla” — to be empty-flashy exercises in the too-muchness of genre kinetics, overly infatuated with their post-Tarantino cutthroat cool. It was clear that Ritchie had talent, but the way just about every shot in his movies was designed to remind you of that turned the films into layer cakes that were more frosting than cake. After a while, he dropped the badass glitz and settled into a more conventional career, and some of those movies were okay. I confess that I enjoyed his remake of “Swept Away”, and he had fun applying what was left of his high-froth Add style to the Robert Downey Jr. “Sherlock Holmes” franchise. Yet I could never escape the feeling that Guy Ritchie had...
- 3/1/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate will release Guy Ritchie’s action-comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre domestically on March 3.
The film, previously titled Five Eyes, stars Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes and Bugzy Malone. It will hit theaters opposite Michael B. Jordan’s Creed 3.
Operation Fortune, co-financed by Miramax and STX Entertainment, has Statham playing super spy Orson Fortune as he tracks down and stops the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Grant).
Plaza, Elwes and Malone appear as skilled operators who, along with Fortune, recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star, Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett), to help them save the world. Ritchie directs from a screenplay he wrote with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies (The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man).
Ritchie and Statham previously worked together on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. And Ritchie and Miramax collaborated on...
The film, previously titled Five Eyes, stars Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes and Bugzy Malone. It will hit theaters opposite Michael B. Jordan’s Creed 3.
Operation Fortune, co-financed by Miramax and STX Entertainment, has Statham playing super spy Orson Fortune as he tracks down and stops the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Grant).
Plaza, Elwes and Malone appear as skilled operators who, along with Fortune, recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star, Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett), to help them save the world. Ritchie directs from a screenplay he wrote with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies (The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man).
Ritchie and Statham previously worked together on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. And Ritchie and Miramax collaborated on...
- 2/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jake Gyllenhaal has unfinished business to resolve in the first trailer for director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film The Covenant.
The MGM military thriller, hitting theaters April 21, stars Gyllenhaal as Army Sergeant John Kinley, who is rescued during a tour in Afghanistan by his interpreter, played by Dar Salim. The footage shows Kinley grappling with whether to put himself back in harm’s way to rescue Ahmed.
“If it wasn’t enough for him to carry me across those mountains, now he’s hiding in a hole somewhere,” Gyllenhaal’s character says somberly in the trailer. “I should be in that hole.”
He later adds, “Ahmed and his family are in trouble. I am gonna have to get him out myself.”
The cast also includes Alexander Ludwig, Antony Starr, Jason Wong, Bobby Schofield, Sean Sagar, Sina Parvaneh, Emily Beecham, Cyrus Khodaveisi and Christian Ochoa.
Initially entitled The Interpreter, Ritchie wrote...
The MGM military thriller, hitting theaters April 21, stars Gyllenhaal as Army Sergeant John Kinley, who is rescued during a tour in Afghanistan by his interpreter, played by Dar Salim. The footage shows Kinley grappling with whether to put himself back in harm’s way to rescue Ahmed.
“If it wasn’t enough for him to carry me across those mountains, now he’s hiding in a hole somewhere,” Gyllenhaal’s character says somberly in the trailer. “I should be in that hole.”
He later adds, “Ahmed and his family are in trouble. I am gonna have to get him out myself.”
The cast also includes Alexander Ludwig, Antony Starr, Jason Wong, Bobby Schofield, Sean Sagar, Sina Parvaneh, Emily Beecham, Cyrus Khodaveisi and Christian Ochoa.
Initially entitled The Interpreter, Ritchie wrote...
- 2/2/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pancake Man is an intense action thriller from writer / director Bron Theron that follows the story of a man who gets pushed to the edge and is now hell bent on revenge,
In the center of the violence is a cast that includes Corin Nemec (Stargate Sg-1), Elissa Dowling (Girl on the Third Floor), Jordan C. Michael (The Favor), August Kyss (Murdercise), Scott Ward and Michael Della Pia (Half Dead Fred).
The epic tale of violence proves that with every action there is a reaction. A killing spree that involves a couple of complete strangers sets off a change of events that can only be described as
a cross between “Falling Down”, “Resevior Dogs”, and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”,
Pancake Man finds himself in a Mexican stand-off with a mob bosses’ son, a gang of petty criminals and an innocent cafe staff where revenge is served all day!
In the center of the violence is a cast that includes Corin Nemec (Stargate Sg-1), Elissa Dowling (Girl on the Third Floor), Jordan C. Michael (The Favor), August Kyss (Murdercise), Scott Ward and Michael Della Pia (Half Dead Fred).
The epic tale of violence proves that with every action there is a reaction. A killing spree that involves a couple of complete strangers sets off a change of events that can only be described as
a cross between “Falling Down”, “Resevior Dogs”, and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”,
Pancake Man finds himself in a Mexican stand-off with a mob bosses’ son, a gang of petty criminals and an innocent cafe staff where revenge is served all day!
- 2/1/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
For all his success on both sides of the Atlantic, Tom Hardy is one of Britain's most enigmatic actors. He has the star power to headline major Hollywood motion pictures, but largely refuses to become pigeon-holed, just as likely to lend his charisma to a children's bedtime story as he is a guy inhabited by a vicious alien symbiote. His best roles tend to be brooding outsiders, and he has notably hidden that handsome face behind a mask in some of his most high-profile films. He also likes tinkering with accents, with very mixed results. From wonky Welsh in "Locke" to a wandering Baltimore brogue in "The Revenant," Hardy seems to go for the vibe of a dialect rather than note-perfect elocution.
The masked man and the accent thing combined most famously in "The Dark Knight Rises," where Hardy bulked out the shoulders of hulking supervillain Bane. Not only did...
The masked man and the accent thing combined most famously in "The Dark Knight Rises," where Hardy bulked out the shoulders of hulking supervillain Bane. Not only did...
- 8/23/2022
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
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