Henry Golding, Kate Beckinsale to star in ‘Toff Guys’ flick
LOS ANGELES: MalaysianBritish actor Henry Golding, Kate Beckinsale and Matthew McConaughey are set to star in Guy Ritchie’s new feature “Toff Guys”.
Ritchie and Marn Davies wrote the script that explores the collision between European “old money” and the modern marijuana industry. It follows a British drug lord attempting to cash out on his highly profitable empire by selling it off to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.
The movie will see Ritchie returning to his grittier roots (a la “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”) after a foray into family film-making with Disney’s live-action “Aladdin”.
Miramax picked up the project at Cannes for US$30 million after the company secured a five-year, multi-bank revolving credit facility of US$300 million.
Production is set to start later this year in England.
Golding, represented by Paradigm, Megan Silverman and Stone Genow, has had a breakout summer with the release of “Crazy Rich Asians” and Paul Feig’s “A Simple Favor”. Golding is also set for Feig’s next feature, Universal’s “Last Christmas”.
Beckinsale, who recently signed on for Charlie Day’s directorial debut “El Tonto”, is with UTA and Hansen Jacobson.
McConaughey, who will next be seen in Harmony Korine’s “Beach Bum”, is represented by CAA and Morris Yorn.