Are you one of those people who, when looking for their next evening binge, rely on the Netflix top ten and simply watch number 1 – because the majority of the audience probably won’t be wrong? Then in this case you don’t just have to the serial number one”The gentlemen“, but also the top film “Lady“. And you might be wondering: why does this one man look so familiar to me…?
That’s because you just saw him. Namely in the fantasy adventure ‘Damsel’ or in the villainous fun ‘The Gentlemen’, depending on which you watched first. We talk about Ray Winstone. The versatile Brit has appeared in films as diverse as the comedy actioner ‘Black Widow’, the musical nonsense ‘Cats’, the Biblical epic ‘Noah’, the Oscar favorite ‘Hugo Cabret’ and the hard-hitting thriller ‘Departed: Among Enemies’. – and now it’s joined by two top Netflix titles that are also very different.
Ray Winstone’s roles in the best global Netflix titles
In the fantasy actioner “Damsel,” Ray Winstone plays Lord Bayford, father of Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown) and Floria (Brooke Carter) and his second wife Lady Bayford (Angela Bassett). Because his kingdom is impoverished, he marries his eldest daughter to a wealthy prince – and makes a dramatic decision.
In The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s spin-off series from his 2020 crime comedy of the same name, Winstone stars as Robert “Bobby” Glass, father of Susie (Kaya Scodelario) and the imprisoned head of the cannabis empire. (Theo James) a lot of problems.
Will season 2 of “Damsel 2” and “The Gentlemen” be coming?
“The Gentlemen” (from March 7) and “Damsel” (from March 8) not only conquered the top positions in the series and film charts on Netflix from the start in Germany and have been at the top ever since. top ten. Both also got off to a good start internationally, leading the current global Netflix top ten in their first week of play. But is that enough to get sequels?
That will become clear in the coming weeks, but there is certainly interest among those involved. “Damsel” director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo said the story left plenty of room for a sequel and that he definitely wanted to direct “Damsel 2.” And for ‘The Gentlemen’ it is also said that ideas for a second season are already being discussed.