'The Gentlemen' series introduces Filipina gangster cast

The new Netflix series "The Gentlemen" features a stellar cast that includes a Filipina character in Guy Ritchie's universe.

Yong Chavez

TFC News

<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3iSrm4_rzA??si=wAJuDQ-JL0KZUWKI&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=1" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>In the action-comedy-drama series &quot;The Gentlemen,” a colorful Filipina gangster is introduced in the Guy Ritchie universe which is frequently populated with ruthlessly entertaining characters.</p><p>Martha Millan plays Mercy, a fierce boss in the London underworld. </p><p>The Filipino-Australian actress also has a pivotal role in “The Cleaning Lady,” which returned this March for a third season. </p><p>In a 2022 interview, Millan shared how much she appreciates the variety of roles that she is now getting as compared to before, when Filipino characters were rarely seen in high-profile projects.</p><p>“Normalizing diversity and representation, it just says everything,” she said. “It says a lot about just how things are changing. Representation just needs to be normalized in this industry and I think that&#x27;s the goal eventually.”</p><p>Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie’s trademark British wit and humor is evident in the new Netflix series.</p><p>The show exists in the same “The Gentlemen” film universe but features different characters played by an ensemble cast, led by Theo James, who plays Eddie, and Kaya Scodelario who plays Susie.</p><p>“He&#x27;s highly contained,” said James of his character. “He&#x27;s very British stiff upper lip. He&#x27;s a good person, ultimately, but gets poisoned by the need for power. But I also think he wants to sit in the seat of the king. He wants to be a boss and I think that that&#x27;s what drives him.”</p><p>James was recently seen in season two of the critically acclaimed series “The White Lotus,” playing another memorable character for which he earned his first Emmy nomination.</p><p>The actor was asked if he had a clear plan on what he wanted to accomplish when he started his acting career. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:645px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/2.PNG" style="width:645px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Theo James plays Eddie Halstead in the Netflix series &quot;The Gentlemen.&quot; (Courtesy: Netflix)</span></span></span></div><p>To which, James said: “You&#x27;re kind of winging it, especially when you start, and you need to pay off the debts that you&#x27;ve accrued. “But what changed now, we (Daniel) both have kids and as long as you can do varied work and be fulfilled in some way, that&#x27;s the most important thing rather than having a very specific plan.”</p><p>Eddie’s fellow aristocrat brother is Freddy, played by Daniel Ings, who shared the process of performing one pivotal scene where his character has an emotional breakdown.</p><p>“It was a huge challenge but [it was] also a lot of fun,” the actor said. “I think we quickly came to the conclusion that it needed to earn the crescendo that it builds to.”</p><p>Ings added: “Guy (Ritchie) was instrumental in this — finding a way of kind of building up from something that could conceivably be just dumb and funny, and kind of just ratcheting up the tension bit by bit and getting to a to a sort of plausible crescendo where you can kind of understand why my character does what he does, however extreme it is.”</p><p>“The Gentlemen,” now streaming on Netflix, features an international cast including Vinnie Jones, Gian Carlo Esposito, and Michael Vu.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:404px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/3.PNG" style="width:404px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">(Courtesy: Netflix)</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The new Netflix series "The Gentlemen" features a stellar cast that includes a Filipina character in Guy Ritchie's universe.</p>

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'The Gentlemen' introduces colorful Filipina gangster in Guy Ritchie's universe

'The Gentlemen' introduces colorful Filipina gangster in Guy Ritchie's universe

Yong Chavez,

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Published Mar 11, 2024 06:20 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 13, 2024 12:36 AM PHT

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