Guy Ritchie’s Covenantdoes not look like it was a fun movie to make.
It wasincrediblypleasant," corrects Ritchie.
“We had a lovely time.
Dar Salim and Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘The Covenant’.Christopher Raphael / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
We were in Spain.
I like Spanish food and I like Spanish wine,” he continues.
“No, we like Spain.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie on the set of ‘The Covenant’.Christopher Raphael / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
Jake’s a wonderful chap.
Dar’s a wonderful chap.
We had a lovely time!”
Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie on the set of ‘The Covenant’.Christopher Raphael / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
“It felt like the correct thing to do would be to honor the tacit or explicit contract.
Ritchie explains that finding his two lead actors was among the most difficult parts of makingThe Covenant.
“That’s just a painful process of cherry-picking those that understand the essence of the vision.
I’ve been following Jakes’s career for 20 years or so.
“They were great fun,” he says.
Some of my darkest moments in filmmaking, 30 seconds before, you’re laughing hysterically.
A great actor goes from laughing like a drain to crying a river within 10 seconds.
It’s an impressive thing to behold when you see that.”
Gyllenhaal tells EW that he did indeed have a good time making the movie.
“We had a lot of fun in between takes and in between set-ups.
He knows how to make a real community around him.”
“Funnily enough, that journey didn’t gestate until I started filming,” says Ritchie.
“[It’s] about the first clandestine mission of World War II.
We’re having a lovely time!
As it turns out, Turkish wine is not bad, not bad at all.”
The film is released in theaters this weekend.
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