“He’s not in on how slick he is.”
“It’s funny, I kind of feel likeReacheris the American James Bond,” Ritchson tellsEntertainment Weekly.
“And I’ve never had more fun playing a character.
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“He’s not in on how slick he is.
I don’t feel like we can have characters these days that are in on the joke.
“And that feels more human to me.
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He laughs as he adds, “That’s me, personally, at least.
A lot of people can disagree with that and will.”
The historical events the movie is based on were recently unearthed in declassified British War Department files.
The documents revealed the story behind the creation of the first-ever special forces organization in World War II.
But despite that connection, Ritchson never felt like they were making a Bond movie.
And we were not privy to any of that.
So I guess I could see it now, but I couldn’t see it then.”
I want to make a movie with you,' and I was like, ‘Sure.'”
It wasn’t for another few weeks that Ritchson finally learned he would play Lassen.
“It was a real dream come true moment.”
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfareopens in theaters April 19.
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