Henry Cavill, Henry Golding, and Eiza Gonzalez are kicking off the press tour for their new movie!
08.03.2024 - 17:41 / deadline.com
Almost four years after Marc Helwig joined Miramax as Head Of Worldwide Television, he walked the London red carpet Tuesday for the global premiere of the company’s Guy Ritchie series for Netflix, The Gentlemen, alongside celebrity guests like David Beckham and Jason Statham.
The Gentlemen is a “pandemic series.” In 2020, after he took over Miramax TV, Ritchie’s The Gentlemen movie was on Helwig’s mind, literally. A billboard for the Miramax film had been put up on his street corner in late 2019 and stayed there until 2022, with Helwig passing by it daily.
“It started in the very early days of the pandemic when I first joined Miramax and found myself on these Zooms with Guy Ritchie and his producing partner Ivan Atkinson,” he said about the show’s origins. “The film had turned into a little bit of a cult success after its release; the movie was one of the last major releases before the world shut down.” (The Gentlemen was released in the U.S. on Jan. 24, 2020.)
The trio looked for ways to adapt the film for TV.
“There was an opportunity there because Guy had originally conceptualized it as a television series and then [former Miramax CEO] Bill Block decided to go make a movie. So there was a proof of concept that was baked in there.”
What’s more, “the show represents a proof of concept for my mandate here at Miramax Television, which is taking film IP and adapting it for television with a filmmaker-centric approach. It’s locally produced at a reasonable budget for that territory, though ultimately aimed at a global audience.”
The Gentlemen was commissioned through Netflix UK, run by Anne Mensah, with Miramax TV partnering with a local production company, Moonage Pictures.
“To me, the key thing was looking for ways
Henry Cavill, Henry Golding, and Eiza Gonzalez are kicking off the press tour for their new movie!
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Production designer Martyn John recalls showing filmmaker Guy Ritchie at least 24 English country houses for the 2019 film “The Gentlemen.” Ritchie eventually chose the stately home of Basildon Park, Berkshire in the U.K. for that film. When it came to filming the Netflix spinoff series of the same name, Ritchie sought a home that was an exceptional piece of architecture with faded grandeur.
The Gentlemen features Ray Winstone as a barbeque-devouring drug lord, and the Guy Ritchie series has put in a meaty display with British audiences.
EXCLUSIVE: At the 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival, the BBC and Netflix unveiled what the pair described as a landmark five-year disability partnership that would unearth a new generation of shows helmed by disabled talent.
Guy Ritchie fans can't get enough of his new drama The Gentlemen. Debuting last week, the gangster series is currently the most-watched on Netflix in the UK.
Alex Ritman Netflix U.K., the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and the Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) — which represents U.K. agents — have signed a first-of-its-kind deal on remuneration. Unveiled Tuesday, the deal will apply to U.K.
A man suffered brain damage and spent weeks in a coma following a sickening attack. But James Beaton, from Cardiff, says he is still fighting for justice despite charges being dropped against the two people accused of attacking him.
Netflix has struck a deal with the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) over live-action scripted series for the first time.
Guy Ritchie fans have spent their weekend binge-watching the latest gritty gangster drama from the celebrated director. The Gentlemen is a spin-off of the 2019 film of the same title, following a new set of unassuming characters.
What To Watch.7 must-watch new and returning TV shows coming out this JanuaryWhat to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — March 1Millie Bobby Brown stars in “Damsel,” Netflix’s new film. Brown plays a princess who’s happily engaged to a prince. Things take a turn for the worse when she realizes her engagement was a trap, with the prince throwing her into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon.
The Gentlemen, a brand new Netflix series from Guy Ritchie inspired by his 2019 movie of the same name, has arrived on the streaming platform, but what songs are on the show’s soundtrack?All eight episodes of the series were released yesterday (March 7) to the streaming giant’s platform. The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father.
Alex Ritman 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.
The Gentleman, based on Guy Ritchie's film of the same name from 2019, landed on Netflix on March 7 and follows Eddie Halstead (played by Theo James) who inherits his family estate and the drugs business that comes with it. He is thrown into the criminal world as he looks to break his family free of their criminal connections. As fans make their way through the eight-part series, OK! takes a look at how the first season came to an end.
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Guy Ritchie’s limited Netflix series adaptation of his movie of the same name shot at the Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire, England. “The family was there looking very disapprovingly at us running around in chicken suits and saying ‘cunt’ a lot,” star Theo James told Variety at a special screening of the show at the Tudum Theatre in Hollywood. “They were not impressed.
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has received a TV sequel series on Netflix.The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father. He soon discovers the land, however, is part of Mickey Pearson’s cannabis empire.Pearson was played by Matthew McConaughey in Guy Ritchie’s original 2020 film, alongside Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong and Michelle Dockery.This sequel series, meanwhile, stars predominantly British acting heavyweights including Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Peter Serafinowicz, Ray Winstone and Vinnie Jones.Netflix has not announced whether The Gentlemen will return for a second season.
We’re just days away from the premiere of Guy Ritchie‘s new television series The Gentlemen and the stars stepped out for a UK red carpet premiere.
Guy Ritchie fans don't have long to wait until the director's latest gangster series drops on Netflix. The Gentlemen will deliver the same grit and bite of its 2019 film counterpart to a new set of unassuming characters.
Aramide Tinubu In aristocracies across the globe, rank and title are paramount. Set in the same world as his 2019 film of the same name, Guy Ritchie‘s new Netflix series, “The Gentlemen,” is a brilliant show about legacy, family and the thrills of self-discovery. While the TV show boasts a brand new cast of characters, the series’ concept focuses on a similar criminal underworld that Ritchie depicted in his film —no prior knowledge of the movie is necessary.
In many ways, longtime International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Matthew Loeb is the personification of that Teddy Roosevelt adage of “speak softly, and carry a big stick” …well, maybe except for the speak softly part.
Theo James is hitting the red carpet to promote his new Netflix series!