Action director Guy Ritchie (“Snatch”) has long been planning to start an espionage action franchise with “The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” which was described as a mix of “James Bond” and “Inglourious Basterds” when it was released. was announced. The story is based on a real military unit.
During World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill assembled a motley crew to independently conduct anti-Nazi operations behind enemy lines, using “dirty” methods (hence the “uncivilized” in the title). Incidentally, the later “James Bond” inventor Ian Fleming was also involved in the creation of the unit. Both Churchill and Fleming could appear as characters in the film.
Eiza González opposite Henry Cavill in Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
Star of “Man Of Steel” Henry Cavill will play the leader of the secret combat organization.
Beside him is already Eiza Gonzalezwhich we last saw in “Ambulance”, on board. She is said to embodies an extraordinary sniper. Overall – similar to “Inglourious Basterds” – there are some dazzling characters, so some top notch casting announcements are to be expected as well.
First of all, Ritchie and the successful producer Jerry Bruckheimer (“Top Gun: Maverick”), who is working with him on the project, have yet to find partners. When we last reported on the project, it was still under development at Hollywood studio Paramount, as they have first access to his projects under an agreement with Bruckheimer. But Paramount gave up.
They will therefore be looking for new partners for “The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare” at the AFM rights market next week. It is expected to be the most expensive deal in the latest installment of the traditional movie market. Of particular interest to potential buyers is the fact that: Ritchie has an entire franchise in mind with many sequels and spin-offs.
Guy Ritchie also seems optimistic that there will be an agreement or deals and has already set the start of shooting for January 2023.
Soon more action from Guy Ritchie in the cinema
Before “The Ministry Of Ungentlemenly Warfare” we will probably see two more action films from the British “The Gentlemen” director. The spy action player “Operation Fortune” with Jason Statham is actually long finished and should also hit theaters in the spring of 2022. However, after the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the launch was initially halted because there are likely to be some problematic overlaps with the film’s content.
In addition, the war action movie “The Interpreter” starring Jake Gyllenhaal is currently in post-production and is expected to hit theaters in 2023. It is still uncertain when “The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare” will start and will certainly also depend on which theater distributors or which streaming service reaches the AFM and becomes involved in the project.