Guy Ritchie takes on TV
AS THE DIRECTOR MAKES HIS SERIAL DEBUT WITH THE GENTLEMEN, HE TELLS US WHY THE SMALL SCREEN IS CALLING
WORDS LOU THOMAS
IN AWEED farm buried under the country estate of Halstead Manor, drug boss Susie (Kaya Scodelario) is talking shop with soldier-turned-aristocrat Eddie (Theo James). It’s the kind of concoction of a scene —marijuana cultivation, ornate lingo, criminal pursuits —that feels right at home in a Guy Ritchie joint. Only this time, it’s a TV show. “You’re allowed to tell a lot of story, [which] lends itself to my creative disposition,” he tells Empire. “A lot of it I just write on the day according to who’s there and what feels organic, spontaneous and fun.”