The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare Cast Talk Suits, Spies & Family Ties - Exclusive Interview

It's a motley crew that makes up "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," but before Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Tiffins Feinnes, Henry Golding, and Alan Ritchson can even think about gunning down or slicing up Nazis in Guy Ritchie's new action-packed entry, a select team of specialists need to help clear the path that's set to be blown to bits. The task requires delicate hands, sophistication, and the ability to look ridiculously sharp in a suit. It's a good thing, then, that they've got the essential backup in the form of Richard Heron (Babs Olusanmokun), Marjorie Stewart (Eiza González), and Brigadier Gubbins, aka M (Cary Elwes, whose grandfather worked for the real M during WWII).

For González, getting caught up in the action isn't anything new, given that her past few projects have been rife with it. Besides being haunted by countdowns in Netflix's "3 Body Problem," she's held her own in the likes of "Baby Driver" and "Ambulance." Elwes and Olusanmokun are no strangers to blockbusters either — or from a Guy Ritchie-directed romp, for that matter. Elwes' most notable works of late include getting caught up in "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" and, before that, "Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre."

As for Olusanmokun, he was last seen getting his knife chipped and shattered as Jamis at the end of "Dune: Part One" as well as being regularly beamed up as Dr. M'Benga from "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." In "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," though, his character Heron is a much more calm and collected customer doing his best to fight back against the Nazi regime through the art of subterfuge and clandestine communication. Such tactics require him to hide in plain sight, which — as Looper was quick to point out in our exclusive interview — highlights just how cool he looks in every scene he's in, which his co-stars couldn't help but agree with.

Eiza, you've built up quite a repertoire of action-heavy films. You've worked with Dave Leitch, Adam Wingard, and Michael Bay. How does Guy's management of action sequences differ from previous directors? I know that you're working on a new project with him as well. Has there been a shift in this film to that film in terms of action?

González: Oh yeah, 100%. I mean, I obviously can't talk much about this other movie that I'm filming at the moment, but it's way more heavy on action for me. In this one, I'm not very involved in the action. Mine is more of word-related scenes, as you know. But in [the other one] it's the most action I've ever done in a film. And so it's fascinating. I think that Guy, just what I find amazing, whether it's an action scene or a dialogue or whatever it is — and we've all worked with him before — is when he knows what he needs and he's got it, he's got it. There are people that double doubt, or you'll see someone go over and over it. I've seen him do two takes on something and be like, "I got it." And you're like, "But ..." "Got it." And it's just he knows exactly.

And then the next thing, what I also adore about Guy, and this is something really cool that happened on our set that he brought up the other day, is he'll cut the scene pretty quickly. Like by the next day, we'll have it, or in two days we'll be able to see the full scene. And by the way, he and James [Herbert], the editor, who's incredible, know and have an eye for what they need. And so the entire movie, I mean from when we would see it, they're cut to the final. It wasn't that far away.

Olusanmokun: Yeah.

González: And that means they're just so in tune with each other. They understand. It's tight. That relationship is there, and a great director needs a great team. And I think that he's nailed that. If you work with his team, you'll know everyone that he has been working with has been working with him for centuries now. So it's incredible. I'm just grateful that I get to play different roles with him, and it lets me see all the colors of Guy Ritchie.