Henry Cavill Hunts Nazis in Action-Packed Trailer for Guy Ritchie FilmMinistry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Mar. 15, 2025

Henry Cavillis inhisInglourious Basterdserawith his new Guy Ritchie action-comedyThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

In the first trailer that debuted Tuesday, the former Superman actor, 40, leads a “secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks,” according to a synopsis, that “goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly ‘ungentlemanly’ fighting techniques.”

“Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare,” the synopsis reads.

Henry Cavill in “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”.Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith

Ritchie, known forThe Covenant,Sherlock HolmesandThe Gentlemen, directedMinistry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,which features in its cast:AmbulanceactressEiza González,ReacherstarAlan Ritchson,Magic MikeactorAlex Pettyfer,AfteractorHero Fiennes Tiffin,Henry Golding, Cary Elwes, Babs Olusamokun, Henrique Zaga and Til Schweiger.

Cavill, who next stars inthe spy movieArgylle, wrote on Instagram in April about completing work onUngentlemanly Warfare.

“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”.Daniel Smith

“Those ingredients — skill, drive, and exceptional talent at the top — are only three of the ingredients needed for an experience that will last forever in memory. The fourth is happiness,” continued Cavill. “Guy creates happiness on his set, it’s a joyful place to be, full of laughter and japes and jests. The crew and cast’s approach and personality is key in this. Everyone, without fail, was able to enjoy themselves while also working hard and being exceptional.”

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Cavill called costar Ritchson, 41, “the man mountain with a heart of gold,” who has “wisdom and talent that can sweep you off your feet.” About Pettyfer, 33, Cavill said he is “the lover, the laugher, the warmth of a big smile and a jaw line that would challenge the Turkish mountains.”

Golding, 36, has “a snap quick acting reaction time” and is “handsome beyond belief and always a man I was happy to see,” he added.

“And the last (but not the least) of my immediate team of misfits, Hero Fiennes Tiffin - a mega star in the making. I know a lot of you know him already, but my oh my he’s going to have a magnificent career,” Cavill added of the 26-year-old actor.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfarein theaters April 19.

source: people.com