After directing the spectacle of Disney’s live-action remake ofAladdin,Guy Ritchieis going back to his roots withToff Guys, which will be something more in the vein of (one of my favorite films of all time)Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. I know that most people who sawSnatchfirst usually prefer it toLock, Stock, but essentially, it comes down to whichever movie introduced you to Ritchie’s now trademark kinetic filmmaking and gritty storylines that manage to be the right combination of charming and violent. And now, get ready for more.
WithToff Guys, Ritchie will be returning to that mode of storytelling, with a film that will “will explore the collision between old money European wealth and the modern marijuana industrial complex with new gang entrants swarming. Ritchie’s signature visual cocktail will be served with an abundance of fun.”
In addition to directing, Ritchie also wrote the script alongsideMarn DaviesandIvan Atkinson, and now we know who will star:Matthew McConaughey. Will he be affecting a Pikey accent likeBrad PittinSnatch? Unlikely. As wereportedin May, the film focuses on “a very English drug lord attempting to cash out on his highly profitable empire by selling it off to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.” Going to guess that McConaughey is indeed playing one of the latter.
McConaughey will also be joined byCrazy Rich AsiansstarHenry Golding, as well asKate Beckinsalefor what’s shaping up to be (unsurprisingly) a star-studded cast.Toff Guysis set to start shooting in England this fall, and in the meantime, the busy McConaughey can be seen in the upcomingSerenitywithAnne HathawayandDiane Lane, as well asHarmony Korine’s,The Beach Bum.
