The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a spy action-comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and based on the real-life Operation Postmaster. It stars Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez in the lead roles, as undercover spies on a mission to sabotage Nazi plans during the height of the Second World War.
During an interview, Gonzalez opened up about what attracted her to the role and revealed that the lack of a romantic subplot with Cavill’s character was a major draw for her. At the same time, Gonzalez also addressed the romance between her and Cavill’s character. Here is what Gonzalez said about her role in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
Eiza Gonzalez Talks Lack of Romantic Scenes With Henry Cavill in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
In The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, actress Eiza Gonzalez plays the role of SEO agent Marjorie Stewart, who is one of the agents involved in Operation Postmaster. However, her assignment takes her on a different path from that of Henry Cavill’s Gus March-Phillipps in the film.
According to Gonzalez, it was this exact lack of interaction and subsequent romantic tension between the main characters that drew her to the role. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gonzalez revealed what attracted her to the role of Marjorie Stewart.
“Rarely do we get to see female characters involved in such a heavily masculine cast who has no emotional relationship on screen with them. I thought that was fascinating.”
Gonzalez made the above statement, highlighting how her character’s personal life had nothing to do with the actual story of Operation Postmaster. While Marjorie Stewart and Gus March-Phillipps fell in love in real life after the mission, Gonzalez felt that the relationship did not need to be tackled in the film as it was unrelated to who Stewart was as a person or her contribution to the mission.
Eiza Gonzalez Addresses the Romance Between Her and Henry Cavill’s Characters
While the Guy Ritchie film does not show how Stewart and March-Phillipps fell in love, the end credits confirm that the two agents went on to get married. In the same interview, Gonzalez revealed that she was glad this aspect of the real-life story gets a nod in the end credits instead of being a recurring subplot in the film.
“I love it because it’s quite a romantic little nod at the end that you see they actually fell in love. And tragically, she lost him right after the second mission. People were really risking their lives.”
Gonzalez made the above statement regarding the tragic real-life romance of Stewart and March-Phillipps that the film alludes to through its end credits. While Gonzalez seemed happy not to have romanced Henry Cavill in the film, she was open to the possibility of a sequel. As a result, a second installment could explore Stewart and March-Phillipps’ romance and its tragic culmination with the latter’s demise.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was theatrically released on April 19, 2024.
