Danny Dyer's new film 'risks upset with controversial jokes'

Danny Dyer's new film Marching Powder is reportedly packed with controversial jokes that may offend politically correct audiences.

The former EastEnders actor, 47, plays a character named Jack, who must turn his life around or face a spell in prison. 

The film is said to contain jokes about convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Gary Glitter. 

According to the Daily Star, there are also gags about suicide, Andrew Tate and Thalidomide, a drug which caused severe birth defects in over 10,000 children.

But director Nick Love has urged movie goers not to take the jokes too seriously.

He said: 'The only thing I'd ask is that you bring a sense of humour with you.' 

Danny himself insisted the film does not glamourise drug use, saying: 'You need to watch the film to understand there's nothing glamorous about cocaine in this film. It destrouys lives, and it needs to be highlighted in the right way.'   

Speaking on his and his daughter Dani Dyer's podcast, Live And Let Dyers, Danny revealed his excitement at the film's release. 

Praising his co-star Stephanie Leonidas, who plays his character's better half in the film, Danny also revealed there is another co-star alongside him in Marching Powder who is very dear to his heart - Arty.

'She's a very strong woman in this. I want to shout out Steph, Steph Leonidas,' he said. 

'Little man's in it as well. Ooh, that's a f****** exclusive, no one knows that. Arty is in it. My son, my actual son and heir.'

'He's so good in it,' said Dani, with Danny pridefully adding: 'Yeah, he's brilliant'.

Speaking of the film in general, he quipped: 'I swear to you, this is something very, very different. You will see a lot of me doing press over the coming weeks.'

Danny explained that the Marching Powder's themes and storyline are more nuanced than what its explicit trailer suggests.

'But yeah, it is something I'm very, very proud of. Because it is a love story; it's a working-class love story,' he says. 'Classism is a thing, and most rom coms are never set on a council estate. There's Pride & Prejudice, there's someone in f****** britches!' 

For Danny, the film is instead a romantic comedy told from a working-class perspective, and that is gritty and unfiltered, unlike other popular rom coms like Love Actually.

'You know, a love story where both the man and woman say c***, but in a loving way,' he added.

The trailer showed him shirtless staring at mountains of cocaine and brawling in the streets.

It has given a sneak peek on what to expect and starts with actor Danny talking to the camera with a suspicious substance in his hand while a group of men fight in the background.

He says: 'I'm here to introduce my new film. It's a gentle lovely little rom com called Marching Powder.'

He then stops and shouts at the men: 'Oi mate, oi mate pipe down,' before sniffing the suspicious substance.

However the group behind him carry on arguing so he shuts them up by beating them up before adding to the camera: 'Here's the trailer for Marching Powder. It's a beautiful film, very PG.

'The film is about a couple who are trying to save their marriage, it's under strain because of the husband's going struggle with drugs and...'

At the start of the trailer his character Jack Jones is in court where the judge reprimands him for his bad behaviour including fighting at football and being in possession of cocaine.

He is told he has six weeks to turn his life around or he'll be sent to prison, with Jack declaring: 'I've f***ed it. My wife is going to leave me. I've turned my son into a lunatic. My mates think I'm a bore.'

'My father-in-law is going to f***ing kill me! I know I can become a productive member of society. I'm going to make her proud.'

The synopsis of the film says: 'Marching Powder follows the story of Jack (Danny), a middle-aged, drug-taking football hooligan, who is arrested and given six weeks to turn his life around, or else face a long spell in prison.'

Previously speaking about the film, Danny said: 'I'm buzzing to be getting back on the horse with Nick, he's the only f***ing idiot stupid enough.'

'Marching Powder is class, we're back in the world of The Football Factory with more violence, more drugs and lots of f***ing comedy, you're going to love it.'