The Gentlemen have announced the new stars joining an already star-studded cast for season three.
Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix series is back in production and following reports Meghan Markle was in talks for a role, the official cast has been announced.
Season three will see an even bigger line-up of stars, with Robert Carlyle, Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood all confirmed to be joining.
Carlyle, 65, is famed for his appearance in Trainspotting as the violent sociopath Begbie.
Bloom, 49, and Wood, 45, are best known for starring opposite each other in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Among the newcomers is Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine, Ed Speleers, Saffron Burrows and Bugzy Malone.
Meanwhile, Joely Richardson, Jasmine Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Benjamin Clementine and Maya Jama are all set to reprise their roles.
The Gentlemen have announced the new stars joining an already star-studded cast for season three (Kaya Scodelario and Theo James pictured) as production begins in Morocco
Netflix confirmed reports that Robert Carlyle (pictured), would be joining the cast
Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood are also on board - Bloom, 49, and Wood, 45, are best known for starring opposite each other in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (pictured together in 2014)
Excited to be back in production filming with new faces, director Ritchie said: 'The ambition of The Gentlemen has accelerated, the world has expanded and the consequences carry weight.
'A third season felt inevitable, and I'm looking forward to pushing the boundaries of it further.'
Theo James and Kaya Scodelario transformed back into their gangster characters in a teaser clip to mark production officially beginning in Morocco.
Earlier this week, James, Scodelario and Vinnie Jones reunited as they were seen on set for the first time in London.
James plays Eddie Horniman, the Duke of Halstead, a former British military officer who unexpectedly inherits his estranged father’s massive country estate, only to discover it sits on top of a lucrative cannabis empire.
Scodelario is Susie Glass, the ruthless daughter of a locked-up crime boss who runs the estate while Vinnie is Geoff Seacombe, the loyal, steady-handed estate groundskeeper and gamekeeper.
Series three will see Eddie (James) and Susie (Scodelario) embark upon their most audacious project yet: building a casino in the Middle East.
But with danger lurking around every corner, has the Duke’s unchecked ambition finally gone too far?
The filming comes after it was reported Meghan felt 'used' after the rumour emerged she was to join the show just four days before the Sussexes moved back to the UK.
Director Ritchie was said to have held preliminary talks with Meghan, although he apparently responded 'really?' and 'not a chance' when asked about the prospect of the former Suits star appearing in the show.
And a source close to its production team bluntly insisted the series did not need 'stunt casting' to succeed. It followed leading stars such as James, 41, and Ray Winstone appearing incredulous at suggestions the duchess could join a future series.
Joely Richardson, Jasmine Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Benjamin Clementine and Maya Jama (pictured) are all set to reprise their role
Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix series is back in production and following reports Meghan Markle was in talks for a role, the official cast has been announced
Meghan is said to have been hurt by the ordeal and now plans to be more selective about scripts.
Sources close to Meghan accused those behind the show of revealing her potential involvement in the crime drama to generate publicity, claiming that it had left her with a 'sour taste'.
Insiders on The Gentlemen have dismissed claims the streaming giant 'used' her to promote its new season.
But that claim was rejected out of hand by those with close ties to the show's production team.
'This is not a show in need of stunt casting,' a show insider told The Times.
On August 22, Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, wrote on Substack: 'I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen has been withdrawn.
'The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward.'
Hollywood entertainment website Deadline also reported that Meghan had been in preliminary talks over a possible role in the third series.