Guy Ritchie has decided to revive the 60’s hit TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E story with his own take on the classic story. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. stars British actor Henry Cavill (otherwise known as Superman) as Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as Illya Kuryakin.
Set during the worst years of the Cold War, the FBI agent (Cavill) and KGB agent (Hammer) come together to fight a dangerous criminal organisation who threaten to destabilise an already fragile world with investment in nuclear weapons and technology.
These unlikely partners have only one lead, the daughter of a German scientist who has disappeared, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a global catastophe.
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E” also stars Alicia Vikander (“Anna Karenina”), Elizabeth Debicki (“The Great Gatsby”), with Jared Harris (“Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows”), and Hugh Grant as Waverly.
The screenplay was written by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, who previously collaborated on re-imagining the classic detective Sherlock Holmes in two hit films. The story is by Jeff Kleeman & David Campbell Wilson and Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, based on the television series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
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Out in UK cinemas on Friday August 14th 2015
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