Vinnie Jones reconciles with Guy Ritchie after decade-long rift

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Actor Vinnie Jones has reunited with director Guy Ritchie on Netflix series The Gentlemen after a ten-year estrangement.

Vinnie Jones has reunited with director Guy Ritchie on Netflix series The Gentlemen after more than ten years without contact. Their friendship began when Ritchie directed Jones's acting debut in 1998's Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, and the pair worked together again on Snatch. The rift began when Jones turned down a role in Ritchie's 2008 crime film RocknRolla. According to Jones's account on Louis Theroux's podcast, Ritchie called him about the role whilst Jones was drunk. Jones recalled: 'Guy rang me about RocknRolla, and I was f****** drunk, and I went, "No, I want this, I want that".'

Jones claimed the pair 'drifted apart through the booze' and did not hear from each other for years. After approximately ten years sober, Jones said Ritchie 'held out an olive branch' by offering him a part in The Gentlemen. Jones described their reunion as 'remarkable', saying Ritchie was 'nice enough to hand out the arm of brotherhood, because we are brothers'. Jones admitted the pair have never discussed what caused the rift or the reconciliation. The actor plays loyal gamekeeper Geoff in the Netflix crime comedy drama.

How it is being reported

• Vinnie Jones reveals he fell out with director Guy Ritchie ‘through booze’The footballer-turned-actor revealed his friendship with Ritchie nosedived after he turned down a role in one of his filmsEvening Standard · 21 Oct, 12:42
• Vinnie Jones Recalls Tearful Reconciliation With Guy Ritchie After 10-Year RiftVinnie Jones has opened up about his 10-year rift with director Guy Ritchie . In 2024, the footballer-turned-actor reunited with the director on the TV series The Gentlemen , a decade after they first fell out. Guy directed Vinnie’s acting debut, 1998’s Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, and the pair went on to reunite on Snatch. Since then, however, Vinnie had been noticeably missing from the director’s filmography . Guy Ritchie and Vinnie Jones in 2001 On the latest episode of Louis Theroux’s podcast , Vinnie claimed the duo “drifted apart through the booze”, after Guy called him up…HuffPost UK · 21 Oct, 07:00

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