When you observe Rockstar Video games on X (the All the pieces App previously often known as Twitter), then you could have been shocked, confused, or a mixture of the 2 once you noticed the GTA studio posting concerning the movie Marching Powder and its star, Danny Dyer.
From our pals Nick Love and Danny Dyer, absolutely the legends behind The Soccer Manufacturing facility…@MarchingPowder_ — a correct naughty comedy out tomorrow within the UK and Eire.
Get tickets now at https://t.co/Zj4EBgRKVO and look out for particulars on worldwide launch quickly. pic.twitter.com/15u4DEpeDW
— Rockstar Video games (@RockstarGames) March 6, 2025
Why on earth would Rockstar be posting a few small British movie to its viewers of 21 million followers? And who is this Danny Dyer man? Don’t fear, we’re right here to elucidate.
Who is Danny Dyer?
Danial John Dyer, higher often known as Danny Dyer, is an actor from East London. And in case you dwell within the UK, he wants no introduction. As Rockstar’s publish states, he’s an “absolute legend”. When you don’t converse British slang, then please discuss with the Urban Dictionary’s definition of the term to raised perceive Dyer’s popularity:
“An individual who embodies the top of all of the necessary social facets. Any one that is humorous, reckless, authentic and delicate in the appropriate measures is prone to be nominated a legend by his associates. An individual to whose persona you aspire.”
Dyer has been appearing since 1993 and has constructed up a popularity for enjoying rough-and-ready working class characters. That’s partially attributable to his public persona; he’s thought-about considerably outspoken on societal and authorities points, and is recognized for his “robust uncle” way of living. For instance, in 2010 when providing recommendation to readers of Zoo journal, Dyer instructed a person making an attempt to get well from a latest break-up that he ought to go “on a rampage [drinking session] with the boys.”
Dyer is additionally beloved for his many wild social media posts, corresponding to this gem:
Roll on bonfire night time……….it is gonna get strapped to an excellent large large fuck off Rocket so it might be a part of the opposite Furbys within the sky…
— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) September 12, 2013
How is Danny Dyer Linked to Rockstar?
When you’ve no concept who Danny Dyer is, however are a giant fan of the Grand Theft Auto video games, then you definitely’ve nearly definitely heard his voice. Dyer performs Kent Paul in GTA: Vice Metropolis, the supervisor of Scottish rock band, Love Fist. He reprised the position for GTA: San Andreas, by which Kent represented a brand new band, the Gurning Chimps, and later produced for rapper Madd Dogg.
Dyer has a extra necessary connection to Rockstar, although, and it comes from an uncommon place. In 2004, Dyer starred in The Soccer Manufacturing facility, a British movie directed by Nick Love and produced by… Rockstar Video games. Sure, as soon as upon a time Rockstar helped create a function movie.
Marching Powder, a brand new movie releasing within the UK and Eire this week, reunites Danny Dyer with Nick Love. The challenge, whereas not a sequel to The Soccer Manufacturing facility, pulls on most of the similar concepts, together with soccer hooliganism (see: violence amongst followers), heavy ingesting and drug use, and a uniquely British gritty sense of humour.
Regardless of the publish on X, Rockstar has nothing to do with Marching Powder. It appears the studio is merely championing the movie due to its prior connection to Dyer and Love and their work on The Soccer Manufacturing facility.
Is Vice Metropolis’s Kent Paul Returning for GTA 6?
Quick reply: we’ve no concept. And this social media publish definitely has nothing to do with GTA 6. However hey, we’d as properly theorise anyway. May Kent Paul present up in Grand Theft Auto 6?
It’s necessary to keep in mind that GTA is break up up into two very totally different eras: the 3D period (video games launched on the PS2 and PSP) and the HD period (GTA 4 onwards). Each are thought-about their very own universes – storylines from one don’t proceed into the opposite. That’s why GTA 5’s Los Santos seems to be completely totally different to San Andreas’ equal metropolis, and why there’s no direct point out of characters from the PS2-era video games in GTA 4 and 5.
That’s to not say there’s no overlap, although. CJ’s dwelling cul-de-sac, Grove Avenue, seems in GTA 5, and most of the gangs that first featured within the 3D universe are current within the HD universe, together with the Ballas. Lazlo, the notorious ponytailed scumbag, has additionally been in plenty of GTA video games spanning the 2 eras. And right here’s the kicker: Kent Paul has his identify on the Vinewood Stroll of Fame.
So is there an opportunity that Kent Paul may return for GTA 6? It’s definitely potential. However a publish on X about Marching Powder definitely doesn’t deliver us any nearer to affirmation.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s Senior Options Editor.