Guy Ritchie is making a film about Kabbalah.
Source: bangshowbiz.biz
The 'Snatch' director, married to Madonna who is a devout follower of the mystical Jewish faith, revealed his plans for a documentary about the 'religion' at a service held at the New York Kabbalah Centre last Saturday (02.07.06).
Ritchie says the movie references Albert Pike's 1871 book 'Morals and Dogma', which draws parallels between Kabbalah and Freemasonry.
Madonna showed her commitment to the religion by taking in two services over the weekend, despite allegedly arriving half-an-hour late to Saturday's meeting.
The couple then spent American Independence Day (04.07.06) watching Macy's firework extravaganza at the New York Water Club.
But it wasn't all fun and games for Madonna's children, Lourdes and Rocco. It is claimed the first thing the 'Holiday' singer did as she took her place was remove a bowl of candy from the table.
Quote from: MacGuffin on July 08, 2006, 01:18:17 PM
The 'Snatch' director, married to Madonna
Reason alone he doesn't deserve his own thread.
that's crazy. madonna is so hot. have you seen her recent "gritty" music videos? she's so hot.
Quote from: pete on July 12, 2006, 03:01:19 AM
that's crazy. madonna is so hot. have you seen her recent "gritty" music videos? she's so hot.
she's ridiculous and annoying and she used to be hot.
i too can't stand madonna.
I think she's an opportunist more than a talent. But, you know, she's a very good opportunist. -johnny rotten
that's funny, 'cause I really really really wanna dip her.
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Ritchie clings to 'Static' for Col, Original
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Guy Ritchie has signed on to rewrite and direct the gangster odyssey "Static" for Columbia Pictures.
Neal Moritz is producing the Brad Gann-penned film through his Sony-based Original Film shingle. The studio bought Gann's spec script in 2001 for $400,000 against $700,000, beating several rival studios for the gang-themed film. In the ensuing years, helmers Stephen Kay ("Get Carter") and Chris Robinson ("ATL") have been attached to direct.
The story centers on a wrongly imprisoned gangster who, with the help of his loyal posse, must make his way across town through crooked cops and rival gangs in order to testify against the dirty cops who put him away. Ritchie is rewriting with Martin Askew.
Sony's Matt Tolmach and Rachel O'Connor are shepherding the project for the studio, while Tania Landau is overseeing for Original.
The project reteams Ritchie with Columbia, where the director once was attached to helm "Six Shooters." He also wrote and directed "Snatch" and "Swept Away" for the studio. Ritchie, who also directed the critically acclaimed indie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," most recently helmed the Las Vegas-set crime caper "Revolver."
New Details On Guy Ritchie's Comic Book
Source: Cinematical
Virgin Comics is relatively new to the comic book game. The brainchild of Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth), they have a unique vision of bringing comic books with Asian myths and mystical folklore to a growing Indian youth market -- and with the typical Branson flair for business, these comics are custom made with adaptations into other mediums (film, TV, etc.) in mind. The Director's Cut series is one of Virgin's new ideas to get movie directors to create comic books; one of their first will be the John Woo series 7 Brothers, and now Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) is next on board.
There was an announcement on comic book writer Andy Diggle's blog that he will be writing Ritchie's 10-part series The Gamekeeper for Virgin. Diggle is based in the UK and has written for Batman Confidential and Green Arrow. The series, conceived by Ritchie, is about a nature-loving killer. Sounds fun, I wonder if it will be chock full of Kabballah and Cockney thugs? There aren't many publishing details yet, but considering that Ritchie will not be writing or storyboarding the illustrations, you have to wonder why they even bothered calling it a Guy Ritchie comic in the first place. I guess they'll give him a call when they do the movie version.
Ritchie lined up for ABC 'Suspects'
Source: Variety
Guy Ritchie is venturing into television with "Suspects," a drama pilot for ABC that he will direct and executive produce.
Meanwhile, Fox has handed out a pilot order to cop drama "The Apostles."
"Suspects," from Sony Pictures TV and studio-based 25 C Prods., is a procedural crime drama that tells the story of each suspect in a recently committed crime until the truth about which one of them committed the crime is revealed.
Ed Zuckerman (the CW Network's "Runaway") penned the pilot and is executive producing with Ritchie and 25 C's Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly.
Ritchie is best known for writing and directing "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch."
"The Apostles," from 20th Century Fox TV, follows a group of cops whose pressure on the job often bleeds into their off-duty lives.
Chuck Pratt is the writer/executive producer.
Ritchie will rock caper pic
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Guy Ritchie is returning to the genre in which he made his name, coming aboard to helm a caper movie titled "RocknRolla." It is being produced by Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment.
"RocknRolla," which Ritchie wrote, is in the same vein as the filmmaker's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" movies: ensemble British gangsters flicks.
The movie would be modestly budgeted and be made under Silver's Dark Castle label, which finances genre-oriented pictures that will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures. "RocknRolla" would be the second Dark Castle pic, following "Whiteout," which is shooting with Kate Beckinsale starring.
Casting for "RocknRolla" is under way, with the filmmakers eyeing a summer shoot.
Silver and Ritchie are producing the movie, as are Steve Clark Hall and Susan Downey. Dark Castle's Steve Richards and Navid McIlhargey are exec producing. Lauren Meek is associate producing.
I dont know if I hate this guy more than Tarantino, but I fucking hate him. I also hate Madonna now.
Cast set for Ritchie's 'RocknRolla'
Butler, Ludacris join Dark Castle crime tale
Source: Variety
Dark Castle Entertainment has set Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Idris Elba to star in "RocknRolla," the crime tale that Guy Ritchie wrote and is directing.
Production began June 19 in London. Joel Silver is producing with Ritchie, Steve Clark-Hall and Susan Downey. Warner Bros. will distribute.
A Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London's criminal underworld.
The film will have a budget under $20 million and be done in the fast-paced, low-budget style of Ritchie's early films "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," and "Snatch."
Steve Richards and Navid McIlhargey will exec produce and Lauren Meek will be associate producer.
Guy Ritchie to direct 'Gamekeeper'
Silver to produce pic for Warner Bros.
Source: Variety
Guy Ritchie plans to direct a film version of his Virgin Comics series "The Gamekeeper" at Warner Bros., with Joel Silver set to produce.
Deal marks the first original Virgin Comics property to move into development as a feature.
Project revolves around the reclusive caretaker of a Scottish estate with infinite knowledge of the behaviors of all animal species. When the alleged killer of his son surfaces, the caretaker finds that Europe's urban jungle is not so unlike that of the natural landscape to which he's accustomed.
Concept was created by Ritchie, but Andy Diggle handles the writing duties.
"After reading Guy's comics, we knew instantly that the action-packed story and complex characters would resonate with film audiences," said Warner Bros. production prexy Jeff Robinov.
"Gamekeeper" is part of Virgin's Director's Cut comic line, which also includes original titles from John Woo, Terry Gilliam, Shekhar Kapur, Jonathan Mostow, Ed Burns and Nicolas Cage.
Silver's Silver Pictures will produce the pic, with Sharad Devarajan and Gotham Chopra of Virgin Comics exec producing.
Ritchie is directing "RocknRolla," for which he also wrote the screenplay, for Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment. Pic will be distribbed by Warner Bros.
Guy Ritchie Plans 'RocknRolla' Trilogy With Thandie Newton
After taking five years post-"Snatch" to return to the seedy underbelly of London crime with "Revolver," director Guy Ritchie is planning a much quicker turnaround after his next film, "RocknRolla." That's according to his new lead actress Thandie Newton, who revealed to MTV News that the director is intent on turning his latest drama into a trilogy of films - and on doing it fast.
"'RocknRolla' is one of three films and Guy's keen to get going on that straight away," Newton enthused. "[The second and third films in the series] are going to be excellent. I can't wait.
"We shot incredibly quickly [on the first]. There were three weeks pre-production," Newton added of her thoughts on how quickly the crime story could begin shooting. "He just gets on with it. He absolutely does not see challenges as intimidating."
Also starring Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven, and Ludacris, "RocknRolla" is a game of "follow the money," said Newton, as it connects to a variety of disparate and needy characters.
But don't expect all those characters to return for the sequel, Newton exclaimed. After all, a lot of them don't make it through the first.
"Well I managed to get away, but a quite a lot of them died," Newton laughed of her doomed co-stars. "[The sequel] will follow whoever's left."
Newton, who plays Stella, a "crooked accountant," is the first real female lead Ritchie has written (and, no, we're not counting "Swept Away.") So Ritchie must have really loved Newton's presence to invite her back right?
"Actually, I didn't get a whole lot of feedback because Guy hires you and you get on with it," she chuckled.
Guy Ritchie on Sherlock's case
New take to 'reinvent' Holmes and Watson
Source: Variety
Guy Ritchie has come aboard to direct Warner Bros.' "Sherlock Holmes" for Lionel Wigram and Dan Lin.
Ritchie's also working on a rewrite/polish of Tony Peckham's script, based on Wigram's upcoming comicbook "Sherlock Holmes." Studio's eying a 2010 release.
The logline remains under wraps, but execs at Warners are aiming to reinvent Holmes and sidekick Dr. John H. Watson. Wigram's noted that the new Holmes would be more adventuresome and take advantage of his skills as a boxer and swordsman.
Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Holmes, written in the late 19th century, emphasized the detective's intellectual brilliance and power of deductive reasoning. The pipe-smoking character has been portrayed in more than 200 film and TV shows.
Lin and Wigram are both former Warner creative execs who have first-look deals at the studio. Wigram worked on the "Harry Potter" pics while at Warner while Lin worked on "The Aviator" and "The Departed."
Ritchie is directing "RocknRolla," for which he also wrote the screenplay, for Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment. Pic will be distribbed by Warner Bros.
Downey Jr. set for 'Sherlock Holmes'
'Iron Man' actor cast in WB, Guy Ritchie drama
Source: Variety
In what will be his first job since the blockbuster "Iron Man," Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in "Sherlock Holmes," the drama that Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros.
Downey committed to the pic, which begins shooting in October, after Ritchie turned in a polish of the latest version of the script, written by Anthony Peckham.
Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin are producing.
Downey emerged as an action star with "Iron Man" and "Sherlock Holmes" also will take advantage of his physical skills as the character displays brawn as well as brains.
The basis for the film is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales, but also the comicbook "Sherlock Holmes."
With Downey aboard, the film will go into production before a comedy that just coalesced at Columbia Pictures, with Sacha Baron Cohen playing Holmes, and Will Ferrell playing his crime-fighting partner Dr. Watson.
Columbia is fast tracking its project, which is being written by Etan Cohen ("Tropic Thunder") and produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller.
Downey next will be seen in "Tropic Thunder," and then stars with Jamie Foxx in the Joe Wright-directed "The Soloist" for DreamWorks. He'll reprise his Tony Stark role in Iron Man 2 for Marvel Studios and Paramount, with Jon Favreau directing.
Rachel McAdams joins 'Sherlock Holmes'
Starring opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie film
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Rachel McAdams will star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in "Sherlock Holmes," a reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's supersleuth that Guy Ritchie is directing for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow.
The movie, which will begin shooting next month, takes its cue from a forthcoming comic book that producer Lionel Wigram wrote as a selling tool for a new take on the classic character. The concept sees Holmes as more adventurous and less stuffy than previous screen incarnations and mines more obscure character traits.
Downey will play Holmes while Mark Strong ("RocknRolla") plays the main villain, Blackwood. Jude Law is portraying Holmes' colleague Watson.
McAdams plays Holmes' enigmatic love interest, Irene Adler, a character who appeared in Doyle's 1891 "A Scandal in Bohemia." While the character only appeared in that one story, McAdams' personage would return for any possible sequel.
Producing the film are Joel Silver, Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.
Jon Berg and Elishia Holmes are overseeing for Warner.
McAdams, repped by UTA and Shelley Browning of Magnolia Entertainment, stars in "State of Play" with Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe, which is due in theaters in April, as well as "The Time Traveler's Wife," which will be released in fall 2009.
Ritchie Locked for Lobo
By: Mike Fleming; Variety
Warner Bros. has locked Guy Ritchie to direct "Lobo," the live action adaptation of the DC Comics drama about an alien interstellar bounty hunter.
Don Payne wrote the most recent script draft, and Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona will produce. Pic is a co-production between Silver Pictures and Weed Road.
Ritchie will make the film his follow-up to "Sherlock Holmes," the Silver-produced film that stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams, which Warner Bros. opens Christmas Day.
Production on "Lobo" begins early next year. The character originated in 1983 in "Omega Men," written by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. Lobo has had several comic incarnations. In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenaged girl to stop the creatures.
WB is aiming for a PG-13 rating. Pic will be strong on visual effects, and Ritchie will bring the irreverent, gruff tone of past films like "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
Steve Richards and Kerry Foster will be executive producers.
With all the attention on Disney's Marvel deal, the Ritchie deals gives WB yet another production start through its DC Comics banner. Silver and Goldsman are producers on "The Losers," while Goldsman is a producer on "Jonah Hex." WB recently set Ryan Reynolds to play the title character in the Martin Campbell-directed "Green Lantern." DC Comics is a WB-owned entity, and Gregory Noveck steers the film adaptations for DC.
Ritchie, Hodge at Warners table
Director, writer combo for King Arthur saga
Source: Variety
Warner Bros. is launching a King Arthur project with "Sherlock Holmes" helmer Guy Ritchie attached to direct and "Trainspotting" scribe John Hodge scripting for Atlas Entertainment and Hollywood Gang.
Producers are Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari, Atlas' Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, with Hollywood Gang's Craig J. Flores exec producing.
Hodge is working on the script with Ritchie. Project aims to be a re-imagining of the legend of Arthur, believed to have been a 6th century king who defended Britain against Saxon invaders. Key source material will be Thomas Mallory's "Le Morte d'Arthur," published in 1485 as a compilation of French and English tales.
Jon Berg and Ollie Madden are overseeing for Warner Bros.
Hollywood Gang and Atlas are also teamed on a futuristic Robin Hood project for WB.
Warner Bros. attached Ritchie last fall to direct "Lobo," the live-action adaptation of the DC Comics drama about an alien bounty hunter, before "Sherlock Holmes" became a hit with worldwide grosses of $470 million. Ritchie also directed "Rocknrolla" and is attached to "The Siege of Malta" and "The Gamekeeper."
Nunnari's a producer on "War of Gods" with Mark Canton of Atmosphere Entertainment and Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh. Nunnari and Canton partnered on 2007's "300" for Warner Bros.
Roven is developing a "Gilligan's Island" feature for Warner Bros.
Hodge's credits include "The Seeker," "A Life Less Ordinary" and "The Beach."
Warner Bros., Guy Ritchie Team for Period Love Story 'Empire Rising' (Exclusive)
Source: THR
Warner Bros. has picked up Empire Rising, a novel by Thomas Kelly set against the construction of the Empire State Building, that will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Guy Ritchie.
Kelly, who is also a writer and producer on BBC America's Copper, will pen the adaptation, which will be produced by Ritchie and his partner Lionel Wigram.
The novel, published in 2006, told of a epic love triangle set in 1930 just as construction on the iconic building begins and the Depression is beginning to take hold. On one side is the Irish immigrant Michael Briody, a steelworker on the building who is also running guns for the IRA. On the other is Johnny Farell, a bagman for Mayor Jimmy Walker and adapt at running the corrupt political system. And in the middle is a beautiful artist named Grace Masterson. Historical figures also make appearances.
Niija Kuykendall is overseeing for Warners. Peter Eskelsen will exec produce.
Kelly clearly has a thing for olde tyme New York. Copper, which he is exec producing and showrunning, focuses on an Irish cop in 1865. He was also a writer and supervising producer on CBS' Blue Bloods, which told of a family of New York cops.
The deal is another example of the faith Warners has in Ritchie and Wigram. The filmmaker's last three movies have been released by the Warners (including the two successful Sherlock Holmes movies) and he is pre-production on a big-screen version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer, for the studio. U.N.C.L.E. will be the first production under Richie and Wigram's Warner-based banner. (Richie is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Wigram. The two are producing with John Davis.)
Ritchie is repped by CAA and attorney Matthew Saver. Kelly is repped by WME, the Gotham Group, Jackoway Tyerman and on the publishing side by Sobel Weber Associates.