{"id":12205,"date":"2022-03-14T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1604563"},"modified":"2022-03-14T18:57:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:57:25","slug":"operation-fortune-ruse-de-guerre-release-date-speculation-cast-and-trailer-for-guy-ritchie-spy-movie","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/operation-fortune-ruse-de-guerre-release-date-speculation-cast-and-trailer-for-guy-ritchie-spy-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre: release date speculation, cast and trailer for Guy Ritchie spy movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 14 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Last year saw Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reuniting for the first time since 2005 on the heist film Wrath of Man \u2013 but it\u2019s not taken the pair nearly as for them to collaborate again.<\/p>\n

Statham is one of three leads \u2013 alongside Aubrey Plaza and Josh Hartnett \u2013 in Ritchie\u2019s latest film Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, which is billed as a spy\u00a0action-comedy and also features turns from Hugh Grant and Carey Elwes.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the film, including plot details and when it will be released in cinemas.<\/p>

When is Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no confirmed release date for the film in the UK just yet \u2013 although it has previously been scheduled for release on 21st January 2022 and 18th March 2022.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d expect an official announcement to come soon, and it certainly seems likely that the film will still open at some point in the first half of 2022 \u2013 keep checking back here for all the latest updates.<\/p>\n

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Frequent Guy Ritchie collaborator Jason Statham stars as super-spy Orson Fortune, with Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza playing a fellow spy and Penny Dreadful\u2019s Josh Hartnett starring as Hollywood\u2019s biggest movie star Danny Francesco.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hugh Grant, who famously excelled as a baddie in Paddington 2,\u00a0 is once again the villain of the piece, this time playing a billionaire arms dealer by the name of Greg Simmonds.<\/p>\n

Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Stranger Things) and Bugzy Malone (The Gentlemen) also play spies, while the supporting cast includes Lourdes Faberes (Good Omens), Max Beesley (Jamestown), Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) and Kaan Urganc\u0131o\u011flu (Jack Ryan).<\/p>\n

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The film is centred on a super spy who is tasked with putting together a brilliant team \u2013 made up not only of fellow operatives but also Hollwyood\u2019s finest actor \u2013 as he races against the clock to track down a stolen piece of technology that could have catastrophic consequences if it ends up in the wrong hands.<\/p>\n

The official synopsis reads: \u201cSuper spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world\u2019s best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood\u2019s biggest movie star Danny Francesco to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre <\/strong>trailer\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first trailer for the film was released towards the end of 2021 \u2013 and the nature of some of the costumes and plot saw it draw some comparisons with the recent Netflix heist flick Red Notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can check it out below \u2013 look out for all the usual Guy Ritchie trademarks and some scenery-chewing performances from Statham, Grant, et al.<\/p>\n