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The Gentleman's Benedetta Porcaroli on working with Guy Ritchie: 'I wanted to kill him!'

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Mussen, M. (2026, October 1). The Gentleman's Benedetta Porcaroli on working with Guy Ritchie: 'I wanted to kill him!'. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/benedetta-porcaroli-the-gentlemen-guy-ritchie-b1299118.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-01 · by Maddy Mussen

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Benedetta Porcaroli discusses her experience working with director Guy Ritchie on the film "The Gentlemen," where she faced challenges such as last-minute script changes. Despite these difficulties, co-star Kaya Scodelario provided support and reassurance. Porcaroli's entry into acting was accidental when a family friend noticed her potential for a particular role at age 15. She initially balanced acting with university studies but eventually dedicated herself fully to the unpredictable yet rewarding career path of an actor. Following the success of "Baby," she expresses interest in taking on British genres like spy films, highlighting her willingness to challenge herself further in her craft.
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Benedetta Porcaroli, an Italian actress who starred in Guy Ritchie's Netflix film *The Gentleman*, spoke about her challenging experience on set where she received new lines just minutes before shooting began, making her the only non-British actor struggling with last-minute changes. Fellow cast member Kaya Scodelario helped ease Porcaroli’s frustration by reassuring her that everyone faces similar challenges initially. Initially breaking into acting at age 15 through a family friend's encouragement to audition for a role in an Italian TV series called *Anything Can Happen*, Porcaroli now expresses interest in tackling more action roles, possibly even British spy films, after gaining confidence from working with Ritchie.

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Maddy Mussen
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 They spotted a role they felt Porcaroli would be well suited for, then encouraged her to audition.
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British Italian Netflix Parenthood non-Brit

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Porcaroli PERSON · 6× British NORP · 2× Italian NORP · 2× Babe PERSON · 1× Chiara PERSON · 1× Kaya Scodelario PERSON · 1× Netflix ORG · 1× Parenthood ORG · 1× Ritchie PERSON · 1× non-Brit NORP · 1×

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As for what’s next after The Gentlemen, she is keen to continue flexing her new Ritchie-inflicted English skills, and even wants to tackle a British classic: a spy film, packed wit plenty of action, per favore.
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🔮 They spotted a role they felt Porcaroli would be well suited for, then encouraged her to audition.

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

She arrived on set having meticulously memorised her lines, aware that she was on the back foot as the only non-Brit on the call sheet that day. asserted
she → arrive → sheet
“Then when they were putting the mic on, like two minutes before [shooting], somebody arrived with these new pages, and I was like, ‘Thank you, what is that?’ asserted
that → put → you
I read the scene, and it was completely different — completely different! asserted
it → read → scene
Like not even one single word,” she laughs. asserted
she → laugh → word
Luckily, co-star Kaya Scodelario was on hand to help. asserted
Scodelario → help → hand
“She was so helpful,” Porcaroli remembers. asserted
Porcaroli → remember → ?
“We went outside to have a cigarette together, and she was like, ‘Babe, listen, I was like you for the first two weeks last year, because nobody knew this. asserted
nobody → go → this
So don’t worry, everybody’s in the same boat.’ asserted
everybody → worry → boat
When she was 15, a family friend decided they wanted to set up a talent agency. asserted
they → decide → agency
They spotted a role they felt Porcaroli would be well suited for, then encouraged her to audition. asserted
Porcaroli → spot → her
A month later, when she’d forgotten about the audition altogether, she was offered the part. asserted
she → forget → part
Porcaroli cut her teeth on the set of Anything Can Happen, the Italian TV series based loosely on US show Parenthood. asserted
Anything → cut → show
“After a while I understood that it’s not always as easy as it happened the first time,” she smiles, aware of her fortune. asserted
she → understand → fortune
After a brief break attempting to forge a “Plan B” career path at university, where she studied philosophy, Porcaroli realised acting was calling her back — and she couldn’t juggle both. asserted
she → attempt → both
“It’s true that it is unpredictable, but at the same time, I knew I should really try [just] acting. asserted
I → ’ → acting
Otherwise, it’s even harder,” she says. asserted
she → ’ → ?
Her breakout came in the form of another Netflix show, Italian series Baby, in which she played teenager-turned-sex worker Chiara. asserted
she → come → teenager
It was a big hit, which Porcaroli plays off with an almost British humility: “And it was a success blah blah blah,” she says, waving her hand. asserted
she → play → hand
As for what’s next after The Gentlemen, she is keen to continue flexing her new Ritchie-inflicted English skills, and even wants to tackle a British classic: a spy film, packed wit plenty of action, per favore. asserted
she → ’ → favore
“There are actors who are terrified of everything and I’m not one of those,” she smirks. asserted
she → be → those
“So I want to see what I could do.” uncertain
I → want → what
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