{"id":47850,"date":"2019-10-03T13:11:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/matthew-mcconaughey-plays-a-london-cannabis-kingpin-in-guy-ritchies-new-movie\/"},"modified":"2019-10-03T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:11:53","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-plays-a-london-cannabis-kingpin-in-guy-ritchies-new-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/matthew-mcconaughey-plays-a-london-cannabis-kingpin-in-guy-ritchies-new-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey Plays a London Cannabis Kingpin in Guy Ritchie\u2019s New Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first trailer for Guy Ritchie\u2019s latest British gangster flick, \u201cThe Gentlemen,\u201d McConaughey jumps on the screen in plaid suits and dapper hats as an American expat cannabis kingpin, growing and selling bud in London\u2019s criminal underground.<\/p>\n<p>Following what seems to be a traditional Guy Ritchie story arch, McConaughey\u2019s ganja empire is challenged by a new crime boss in town, causing a bloody turf war. Of course, it wouldn\u2019t be a Guy Ritchie joint without a few laughs, and \u201cThe Gentleman\u201d doesn\u2019t appear to sacrifice any humor amongst the endless gunshots.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IPPTJaYHlHs\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Neither McConaughey or Ritchie are strangers to interacting with cannabis on film, with McConaughey recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rkXASqKf0vs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>joining Snoop Dogg<\/u><\/a> on the silver screen in Harmony Korine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/snoop-and-matthew-mcconaughey-discuss-getting-baked-on-set-of-the-beach-bum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>\u201cThe Beach Bum\u201d<\/u><\/a> as the perma-stoned Florida burnout Moondog. And in Ritchie\u2019s 1998 classic \u201cLock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels,\u201d one of the weaving storylines focused on a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u3UyGrnv1-A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>neerdowell weed growers<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to McConaughey\u2019s pot dealer lead, \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d boasts a star-studded cast featuring Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farell, and Hugh Grant. Watch the first trailer for the upcoming movie above, and check out \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d in theaters come January 24th, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Zach Harris on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10000youtubes?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>Twitter<\/em><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew McConaughey is taking a trip across the pond for his latest movie role, but he\u2019s taking his stoner swag and twangy Texas accent with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Matthew McConaughey Plays a London Cannabis Kingpin in Guy Ritchie\u2019s New Movie - Merry Jane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/matthew-mcconaughey-plays-a-london-cannabis-kingpin-in-guy-ritchies-new-movie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matthew McConaughey Plays a London Cannabis Kingpin in Guy Ritchie\u2019s New Movie - 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