Guy Ritchie’s film set has been hit by thieves (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)
Guy Ritchie and his new big budget series have been targeted by thieves.
The legendary filmmaker is currently in London working on Paramount+ show The Associate – which stars the likes of Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan – but a real life heist has rocked production.
In something out of his 2000 crime comedy Snatch, two men reportedly turned up in a Toyota Prius and distracted everyone while a third person stole some camera equipment at the side of the road.
‘Guy had shut roads for the shoot and the production was teeming with security and crew,’ an insider told The Sun. ‘Out of nowhere, two blokes arrived in a Prius and started asking for directions.
‘Their questions distracted people and at that moment, the other bloke jumped out and grabbed a bag of camera equipment that was on the side of the road.
‘He jumped back in the car and they sped off. The security guards started going bananas because they’d basically been robbed in broad daylight.’
The heist could have been a scene from Snatch (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
It’s been described as an ’embarrassing and costly’ mishap, given the nature of the incident.
‘It was pretty embarrassing and a costly mistake,’ the source added. ‘The kit on those films isn’t cheap.’
The new programme sees the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director working with Hollywood royalty for the new project.
Ritchie’s new show has suffered a setback (Picture: Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Images)
It will follow some ‘fixers’ – essentially gangsters – who run various wheeler-dealer businesses.
He’s already had success on streaming, with his recent Netflix hit The Gentlemen watched over 45 million times over its first month.
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Eddie (Theo James) and Susie (Kaya Scodelario) are returning for an eight episode second season with filming set to start in 2025.
Ritchie will back at the helm as well as co-writing with Matthew Read, after the first series focused on the criminal side of the UK’s aristocrats.
After becoming the new Duke of Halstead following his father’s death, Eddie inherits the family’s country estate, as well as the illegal weed farm below.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Paramount+ and Guy Ritchie for comment.
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