Only insofar as the name, though: Where the Nick Fury stories were espionage adventure dramas with a science-fiction tinge, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” was a lighthearted satire of super spies – until the ratings faded and the final half-season became more serious.

Alison also caught up with director Guy on This Morning, but barely let him get his words out after asking him what the movie, a remake of the 1960s TV series, is all about. While the gadgetry might be a bit low-tech, the clothes, cars and settings are awesomely retro.

If you’re a Millennial, you probably aren’t familiar with the ’60s TV show new movie The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is based on, but trust us – it won’t matter.

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Clearly, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was a concept just waiting to be dusted off by somebody. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) would fight the nefarious villains of THRUSH, trade quips and romance the latest ingenue. The series was a pastiche which was itself pastiched, eventually yielding its own spin-off, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.

“We’ll go steadily with David and see where that goes”.

Cavill is equally cagey about the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise. “I’m not the world’s best secret keeper and I’m way too tall to blend into a crowd”, he laughed to People magazine. How could two such rivals ever work together? “That’s my answer. I can’t talk about it right now”. “We are doing a different thing”, Cavill said during a promotional interview for the film. “I was a prime target for them”. Anderson himself was said to have been bitterly disappointed by the movie. “But it depends on whether they want me to do it, and there’s a time factor”.