Guy Ritchie, known for his films Snatch and The Gentlemen, has joined the World War II film Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare at Paramount as writer and director. The story is based on the book Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops by Damien Lewis, and was acquired by the studio when the book was released back in 2015.
Deadline provides the following synopsis:
This tale takes place in 1939, when the Brits were being pounded by Germany in mainland Europe, and Winston Churchill wanted to hit back hard. His answer: Stop fighting under accepted gentlemanly rules of engagement and create a group of warriors who became the first “deniable” secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines. They were basically Britain’s first black ops unit. Members were recruited, knowing they were likely to be killed. They became a very tightknit group, and their work spanned WWII. They won important victories against the Nazis, breaking all the accepted rules of warfare in the process and using deception and even the bow and arrow to dispatch the enemy.
This sounds like a perfect action flick for Ritchie to take on, with plenty of interesting characters for him to build on. Are you a fan of Ritchie’s filmmaking style?