Matthew McConaughey liked playing the bad guy in his latest crime-action drama The Gentlemen. The 50-year-old actor felt excited when he recieved the offer to play a villain in Guy Ritchie’s film. During a recent media interaction, while talking about his film and his role in it, the actor said that there is a thrill in wanting something and going after it and maybe even die for it. It is fun to run after something doing despicable things to achieve it.
Reportedly, in the film, the actor playes the role of a villain that people can't help but rule for in the end. During the interaction, the actor also described the film as a dark comedy. Along with McConaughey, the film also features Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. The film is being praised for its high street English fashion. Talking about his outfits in the film, McConaughey admitted that he loved the suits he wore in the movie and that he even took them home.
Produced by Ivan Atkinson, Bill Block and Ritchie, is film is set in London. McConaughey leads the cast as Mickey Pearson, an American drug lord, who got rich by building a marijuana empire in London. The plot of the film gives way to various schemes when word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business. The movie, which will release in India on 24th January, promises to be a complete entertainer with a mix of action, comedy, mystery, and drama.
