“He’s very affable, and he’s quite laid-back as well, actually,” Hardy told Yahoo Entertainment about Ritchie’s directing style. “He gets things done very quickly, and he moves on very fast, and he finishes very early in the day.” His experience on his first Ritchie project, in contrast, offered less face time with the director.

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