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Vinnie Jones recalls tearful reunion with Guy Ritchie on The Gentlemen
Vinnie Jones and Guy Ritchie reunited while filming Netflix comedy The Gentlemen.
Jones said the pair had stopped speaking for a long time after he turned down a role in Ritchie’s 2008 film RocknRolla.
Jones said he was drunk when he refused the role, and the two drifted apart afterward.
Jones, who is now sober, said Ritchie later gave him another chance by casting him as gamekeeper Geoff Seacombe.
They both cried when they met on set, on the first day of filming a funeral scene.
Jones described the moment as remarkable, though he said they never discussed it afterward.
The reunion restored their working relationship, and no further plans or next steps were given.
Vinnie Jones says he and director Guy Ritchie were both in tears when they reunited on the set of The Gentlemen.
The pair had not spoken for a long time after drifting apart, which Jones attributed to his drinking.
Jones said Ritchie offered him another chance after he had been sober for about 10 years.
Their reunion took place on the first day of filming, during a funeral scene.
Jones discussed the experience on The Louis Theroux Podcast.
- Who
- Actor Vinnie Jones and director Guy Ritchie.
- What
- Jones recalled a tearful reunion with Ritchie on the set of The Gentlemen after they had drifted apart.
- When
- During filming of The Gentlemen. The date is not stated.
- Where
- On the set of The Gentlemen. The location is not stated.
- Why
- Jones said they had drifted apart through his drinking, and that Ritchie later offered him another chance.
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The Independent reports that Jones turned down a role in Ritchie's film RocknRolla.
Jones said Ritchie may have called to offer him another chance around this time.
Jones and Ritchie reunited during a funeral scene, and Jones said they were both in tears.
- Actor
- Vinnie Jones
- Director
- Guy Ritchie
- Role in The Gentlemen
- Gamekeeper Geoff Seacombe
- Series
- Netflix comedy The Gentlemen
- Podcast
- The Louis Theroux Podcast
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What people are saying
We drifted apart through the booze.
Maybe I was about 10 years sober, and maybe that’s when he may have called me and went, ‘Okay, I’m going to give you another chance’ sort of thing.
F****** hell, both of us in tears. All the crew and everyone was like, f****** hell, that was a moment. Never got mentioned.