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Topics: Guy Ritchie, Netflix, TV and Film
Anish Vij
Guy Ritchie's The Gentleman is finally dropping on Netflix today and it looks like some fans will be tuning in for one reason only.
I know what you're thinking: "Didn't the film come out a few years ago?"
Well, the new Netflix show is a sort of spin-off from the 2019 film of the same name, which starred the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant.
The new eight-part show has a completely different plot, along with a new-look cast, as the story centres around the Duke of Halstead, Eddie Horniman, the estranged son of an English aristocrat, who is forced into a world of crime.
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Although he is serving jail time, Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone) remains responsible for running his industrial cannabis empire on the East End of London.
Kaya Scodelario plays Susie Glass, Bobby’s fashionable and ruthless daughter, handling the drug operation while her dad is locked up.
Vinnie Jones stars as the estate's groundskeeper Geoff Seacombe, who remains heavily involved in the day-to-day ongoings around the property, while Giancarlo Esposito plays one of the richest men in the world.
Despite the star-studded cast, it seems that some fans will be watching it for one reason only, and that reason is Theo James.
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The British actor plays lead character Eddie and viewers can't wait to see their 'husband' in action.
"Theo James is sooo handsome," one fan tweeted, as a second said: "Gonna watch The Gentlemen for Theo James."
"The Gentlemen comes out tomorrow, I'm so excited to see Theo James again," a third added.
Another person wrote: "-4 days to see you husband."
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Speaking to LADbible, James was asked whether he felt the pressure of following on from the likes of McConaughey, Farrell and Grant.
"No, not really. It's a very different story, completely different story," he replied.
"You know, it's about a soldier that comes back to his family seat and his father's died.
"And he unwittingly inherits the entire state over his older brother.
"So it's a different story. It's in the world, but it's more in a fun, bombastic Guy Ritchie way, there's a bit of a deconstruction of British classism, the hyper wealthy, the fading power of the aristocracy. So in terms of that, no, it's not it's not the same in any way.
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"I enjoyed the movie, but no, there was no pressure in that way."
The Gentlemen is available to watch on Netflix now.