Tonight saw the world premiere of Netflix’s highly-anticipated new series THE GENTLEMEN from Guy Ritchie, which took place at London’s iconic Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Guy Ritchie was in attendance alongside the star-studded cast including Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Ray Winstone, Joely Richarson, Giancarlo Esposito and Max Beesley.
Special guests in attendance included David Beckham, Jason Statham, Bugzy Malone and Joe Dempsie.
The screening of the first episode was followed by an on-stage Q&A with Guy Ritchie and the cast, hosted by Edith Bowman. Some select quotes are as follows:
“The fascinating conceit is really what drew me to the show the most …the melding of aristocracy and the underworld and how those things collide in the most bombastic way” ‒ Theo James
“What I loved about her [Susie Glass], is that I very rarely get to play women who are already at the top of their game. It’s always a young woman finding her way in life and what I loved about Susie is we meet her and she is already a boss….She is good at her job.” ‒ Kaya Scodelario
“This kind of filmmaking is based on rhythm and once you’ve established a rhythm you are subservient to it… it all conspired together in the casts performance” ‒ Guy Ritchie
“Joely [Richardson] is amazing. She is gorgeous, an incredible actor, and a little more of the female flair that we needed in the show. I’m super grateful that she was there.” ‒ Kaya Scodelario
“I’m still blown away by watching …the joy for me was it was so different working with Guy because you get things thrown at you and I think as long as you’re on your game … you can take anything on board. And I haven’t worked with a director like that before.” ‒ Ray Winstone
On their first time collaborating, Guy Ritchie remarked: “Ray is rather wonderful. I wanted to work with Ray for a long time. It was a wonderful experience.”
“The process of making this was so freeing and enjoyable and something that I will always remember.” ‒ Giancarlo Esposito
“What I loved about the process is it’s on you. You go swinging with what’s going on, Guy is quite an eclectic and ethereal genius.” ‒ Max Beesley
THE GENTLEMEN sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit 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.
The series is set in the world of The Gentlemen film, with a whole new cast, combining Hollywood talent and British film and TV legends. The series offers depth into this criminal world and a new story to get stuck into.
