Guy Ritchie's unrealized projects

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The following is a list of unproduced Guy Ritchie projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, English film director Guy Ritchie has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled. [1] [2]

Contents

2000s

Gamekeeper

In 2007, it was reported that Ritchie had planned on making a film based on his Virgin Comics series Gamekeeper for Warner Bros. and film producer Joel Silver. [3] [4]

The Dirty Dozen

It was also reported in 2007 that Ritchie was working on a remake of the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen . [5] Ritchie confirmed in an 2007 interview: "No, no, I was interested in doing The Dirty Dozen, I was interested in doing it and maybe I’ll still do it." [6]

Sgt. Rock

In 2008, it was reported that Ritchie was attached to direct a film about the DC Comics character Sgt. Rock for producer Joel Silver. [7] [8] In 2009, Francis Lawrence took over directing the movie from Ritchie. [9] [10]

Lobo

In 2009, it was reported that Ritchie was to helm a film about the DC Comics character Lobo for Warner Bros. [11] [12] [13] In 2010, film producer Joel Silver confirmed in an interview that Ritchie set aside the Lobo project in favor of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). [14] It was reported that Brad Peyton and Michael Bay took over the project after Ritchie left the movie. [15] [16]

2010s

The Real RocknRolla

In 2011, Ritchie confirmed that a screenplay had been completed that would serve as a sequel to RocknRolla (2008). [17] The sequel was to have been titled The Real RocknRolla. [18] [19]

Treasure Island

In 2012, it was reported that Ritchie was to helm a film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island for Warner Bros. [20] [21]

Empire Rising

It was reported in 2013 that Ritchie was in talks with Warner Bros. to direct a film adaptation of Thomas Kelly's 2006 novel Empire Rising. [22] [23] [24]

Offers

Xerxes (aka 300: Rise of an Empire)

In 2011, Ritchie offered to direct the film adaptation of Xerxes, Frank Miller's sequel to 300, which eventually went to Noam Murro. [25]

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References

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  2. ↑ Lind-Westbrook, Jennifer (July 12, 2020). "All 8 Unmade Guy Ritchie Movies (& Why They Didn't Happen)". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "In Brief: Ritchie tipped for Dirty Dozen remake". The Guardian. September 18, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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  7. ↑ Parfitt, Orlando (December 12, 2008). "Ritchie Planning Sgt. Rock". IGN. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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