Guy Ritchie says: I want to film all my future movies in Turkey

Guy Ritchie, known for films such as “Snatch,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock Holmes: Shadow Plays” and “The Gentlemen,” and who finished filming the action film Five Eyes starring Jason Statham in Antalya, released a video in which he spoke about Turkey.

The world-famous British director Guy Ritchie on Thursday expressed satisfaction with his time in Turkey and said he wanted to make more films in the country.

Successful director Ritchie shared a video and photos from his travels in the hospitable country Turkey on his social media account and he expressed his satisfaction with the following words;

"Turkey is something of a revelation: beautiful food, country, hotels and people. After two months of filming, I’d like to shoot all my films here" he said in a Twitter post. (You can click on the link to go to Guy Ritchie's Twitter post.)

Noting his interest in ancient civilizations and historical sites, Ritchie said that Turkey is quite modern but also has the charm of the old times. Calling Antalya's Aspendos ancient city magnificent, the director called the region where filming continues his "2000-year-old office". While roaming around the ruins of the ancient city in the next part of the video, he noted how unique the ancient city is and that it still feels alive. At the end of the video, the director says: "We like Turkey. And if it is possible to make more films here, we will do so".

Ritchie also shared a photo with his wife Jacqui Ainsley in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul along with another photo of Ainsley and his children in Turkey. He expressing his thanks in Turkish to Regnum Carya resort "for looking after them so magnificently" in Antalya.