Guy Ritchie Talks Operation Fortune & Jason Statham’s Chess Skills
60After some delays, director Guy Ritchie’s new action-packed comedy, Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, is finally set to hit theaters this weekend. The spy-thriller reunites Ritchie with frequent collaborator and the “old man who creeps around on crutches,” Jason Statham, as the titular super spy. Ritchie’s off-the-cuff direction on sets has contributed to a number of popular crime thrillers, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Gentleman, and the Sherlock Holmes films starring Robert Downey Jr. Most notably, though, Ritchie helmed the wildly successful live-action adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin and is tapped to direct for the highly-anticipated live-action Hercules.
Alongside an ensemble assortment of characters, from Aubrey Plaza, to Hollywood heartthrobs Hugh Grant and Josh Hartnett, in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre, Jason Statham is Orson Fortune, a super spy with a distinct set of skills. Fortune, despite his lone wolf M.O., must partner with a highly skilled team of operatives in order to take down Greg Simmonds (Grant), a billionaire arms broker whose new weapons technology poses a threat to the world order. As a means to obtain the information they need to take Simmonds down, the team will employ his favorite movie star, Danny Francesco (Hartnett), to take advantage of the proximity Simmonds allows. With the help of his expert team, which also includes Cary Elwes and Bugzy Malone, Fortune blackmails the actor into aiding their mission to track down the dealer. High stakes, fast cars, killers on a yacht, and lots and lots of weapons – what could go wrong?
Before Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre’s theatrical release, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with Guy Ritchie about his upcoming feature and past works. During the interview, Ritchie discusses what motivates him to work on projects, his editing process, and why he won’t be working with Statham on his next film. Ritchie also reveals why he rewrote nearly every scene of Operation Fortune on set the day of, what the holdup is for Sherlock Holmes 3, and whether he wants to do Aladdin 2.
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