The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Official teaser poster
Directed byGuy Ritchie
Screenplay by
Based onChurchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII
by Damien Lewis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEd Wild
Edited byJames Herbert
Music byChristopher Benstead
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate (United States)
Black Bear UK (United Kingdom)
Release date
  • April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an upcoming action spy film directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie, based on the 2014 book Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 19, 2024.

Plot

Billed as a true story about a secret British World War II organization: the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Nazis helped to change the course of the war and gave birth to modern black operations.[1]

Cast

Production

Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to Damien Lewis's book The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops in 2015. Guy Ritchie signed on to direct the project in February 2021, from a script by Arash Amel, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing the film.[2] In October 2022, Henry Cavill and Eiza González were set to star, with Paramount no longer involved.[3] In February 2023, additional casting including Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer and Cary Elwes was announced.[4] In October 2023, it was reported that Carlos Bardem and Fisher Stevens were also part of the cast.[5]

Filming began on February 13, 2023, in Antalya, Turkey.[6][7] It wrapped up in April 2023.[8]

The day filming began, it was announced Lionsgate had acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, planning to give it a wide release in 2024, and Black Bear International had sold international distribution rights for Europe, Latin America, Australia, Canada, South Africa and India to various independent distributors, and will directly distribute the film in the UK.[6]

Release

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is scheduled to be released in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 19, 2024 by Lionsgate and Black Bear UK respectively.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Ravindran, Manori (February 13, 2023). "Lionsgate Buys Henry Cavill-Starrer Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 22, 2021). "Guy Ritchie Boards World War II Pic 'Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare' At Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (October 28, 2022). "Henry Cavill & Eiza González To Lead Guy Ritchie WWII Action Spy Pic The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare For Jerry Bruckheimer & Black Bear International — AFM Hot Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (February 1, 2023). "Henry Cavill & Guy Ritchie WWII Pic Ministry Adds Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, Cary Elwes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmokun, Til Schweiger & Henrique Zaga". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (October 23, 2023). "Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights To Guy Ritchie Action Movie Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill & Eiza González; Pic Wrapping In Spain With More Cast Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Kroll, Justin; Wiseman, Andreas (February 13, 2023). "Lionsgate Lands Domestic On Guy Ritchie, Jerry Bruckheimer & Black Bear's WWII Pic 'Ministry', Prime Video Splashes On Key Int'l Markets As Filming Begins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NEW FILM FROM DIRECTOR GUY RITCHIE: FILMING WILL START IN ANTALYA, TURKEY". Turkey Homes. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ Rajput, Priyanca (April 26, 2023). "Henry Cavill's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare wraps production in Turkey". KFTV. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ Imteshal, Karim (January 9, 2024). "Starring Henry Cavill, Guy Ritchie's 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Finally Receives a Release Date Begins". Netflix Junkie. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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