All 8 Unmade Guy Ritchie Movies (& Why They Didnt Happen)

All 8 Unmade Guy Ritchie Movies (& Why They Didn’t Happen)

Guy Ritchie’s track record as a filmmaker contains both hits and misses, and the director took a pass on some potential box office winners.

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Director-writer-producer Guy Ritchie has directed 11 movies since making a name for himself with the 1998 crime caper Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, but eight other buzzworthy projects haven’t come to fruition. There are multiple working parts involved in turning a promising pitch into an actual film, which means there is a lot that can go wrong along the way. Given Ritchie’s eclectic resume, it’s understandable that fans of his work are always on the lookout for what he’s up to next.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Ritchie’s second film Snatch (2000) proved he has a gift for corralling a sprawling cast of larger-than-life characters. He effortlessly infuses them into sleek, stylish, clever, testosterone-driven vehicles about men scheming and scrambling to make it to the top of the food chain in the London underworld. Ritchie has deviated from this formula with mixed results. His 2002 remake of the 1974 Italian love story Swept Away, starring then-wife Madonna, was both a critical and box office bomb. While his take on the character Sherlock Holmes has spurred two sequels, his interpretation of the legend of King Arthur stopped a planned franchise dead in its tracks.

Despite Ritchie’s spotty track record, he’s still a proven commodity at the box office. Over the years, his name has been attached to many high-profile projects. The source material varies, including three comic book heroes, a Depression-era novel, and a classic war story.

The Dirty Dozen

In 2007, studios were rushing to set projects in motion because of the impending Writers Guild, Directors Guild, and Screen Actors Guild strike. ComingSoon.net released a list of upcoming movies and the directors attached, and among them was Guy Ritchie helming Warner Bros.’ remake of the 1967 classic The Dirty Dozen. The war movie stars Lee Marvin with a supporting cast that includes Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, and Donald Sutherland. It tells the story of a group of U.S. Army prisoners who are sent on a suicide mission to eliminate German officers gathered together in France before D-Day.

While promoting Revolver, a reporter asked Ritchie about the rumored remake. “I was interested in doing ‘The Dirty Dozen,'” Ritchie said. “I was interested in doing it and maybe I’ll still do it.” At the time, Ritchie was focused on the comic book series Gamekeeper, which he created. There doesn’t appear to be a specific reason why Ritchie never got past the initial rumblings of the remake other than it wasn’t a done deal, and Ritchie prioritized other projects he was more passionate about. Warner Bros. never gave up on the film and most recently attached to the contemporary reincarnation is Suicide Squad director David Ayer.

Sgt. Rock

Following their collaboration on RocknRolla, producer Joel Silver and Ritchie joined forces for Sherlock Holmes. The duo also had plans for a film centered around the comic war hero Sgt. Rock. In a 2008 interview with ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! Silver stated Ritchie had penned a script, but with Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds quickly taking shape, the project was temporarily shelved. Silver feared the two films would be in direct competition with one another. Instead, Silver and Ritchie focused their attention on Sherlock Holmes, which went on to gross $524 million worldwide and spawned two sequels (Sherlock Holmes 3 is in pre-production although Ritchie isn’t directing.) Sgt. Rocko appears to be on the back burner for the foreseeable future as Ritchie will be busy directing the Aladdin sequel.

Lobo

In 2009, Ritchie was set to follow up Sherlock Holmes with Warner Bros. Lobo, a live-action adaptation centered around the DC Comics alien bounty hunter. Don Payne wrote the most recent draft of the script, and the movie was to be co-produced by Silver Pictures and Weed Road. Ritchie abandoned Lobo in favor of fast-tracking the Sherlock Holmes sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Presumably, Ritchie decided to capitalize on the immense commercial success of the first film and not waste time bogged down by another project.

Treasure Island

After taking the character of Sherlock Holmes mainstream with Robert Downey Jr., Ritchie was set to direct another “stylized version” of a classic novel, Treasure Island. Ritchie and his partner, Lionel Wigram, were also going to produce the film. Alex Harakis was writing the screenplay for the Warner Bros. film, based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson. All of the buzz surrounding the movie in 2012 quickly died down following the announcement of Ritchie coming on board as director. It’s as if the film ceased to exist, and neither Warner Bros. nor Ritchie offered up an explanation as to what happened. There were no rumblings of creative differences, and Ritchie’s next full-length feature film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. wasn’t released until 2015, so apparently, a scheduling conflict wasn’t to blame.

Empire Rising

In 2013, Warner Bros. acquired the rights to Thomas Kelly’s novel Empire Rising with Ritchie in mind to direct. Published in 2006, the book centers on a love triangle set in 1930 just as construction is beginning on the Empire State Building and the country is reeling financially due to The Great Depression. Kelly was going to adapt his novel for the big screen, and Ritchie and his partner Lionel Wigram were going to serve as producers on the film. Seven years after the project was announced, Empire Rising remains at a standstill. The movie is listed as in pre-development on IMDb. Technically, Ritchie hasn’t forsaken the film, but it could be years before Empire Rising hits theaters, and it’s unclear if Ritchie will remain attached in any way.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2

Ritchie’s big-screen adaption of the 1960s American spy series of the same name was released in 2015. Starring Arnie Hammer and Henry Cavill, the movie grossed $109.8 worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. There is a hardcore group of fans who have been clamoring for a sequel for years; perhaps the loudest among them is Hammer. During a 2017 interview with Collider, Hammer revealed he had spoken with Ritchie’s producing partner and co-writer on the original film, Lionel Wigram. The actor jokingly told Wigram if he didn’t start writing the sequel script, he’d show up and slash all his tires. According to Hammer, Wigram was amenable to a second go around. Between The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’s lackluster performance at the box office, and Ritchie tied up with the sequel to Aladdin, this is likely another Ritchie movie unlikely to materialize.

The Real RocknRolla

Ritchie’s RocknRolla is a 2008 action film about criminals trying to pilfer money from a London Mob boss, starring Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, and Tom Wilkinson. RockNRolla helped the director rebound after back-to-back bombs Swept Away and Revolver. Ritchie had high hopes for a sequel because the film ends with a title card that reads “Johnny, Archy and the Wild Bunch will be back in The Real RocknRolla.” Ritchie originally envisioned the film as the first in a trilogy, and in 2011, Ritchie said he had both a script and financing. “It’s sitting there and we’d all like to do it; it’s just a question of when we’re going to fit it in. So we’ll wait and see.” Nine years feels like a long time to sit on a sequel, especially when many members of the original cast have moved on to bigger and better things.

Gamekeeper

In 2007, Variety reported Guy Ritchie would be directing the film version of his comic book series Gamekeeper. Published by Virgin Comics, Gamekeeper follows the caretaker of a Scottish estate named Brock, a man with a dark past who seeks to avenge his friend’s death after he’s killed by Russian mercenaries. Ritchie created the comic, and Andy Wiggle wrote the first volume, which was released in March 2007. Joel Silver was going to produce the movie for Warner Bros., but with all of the key players were in place, the movie never materialized. Guy Ritchie may have feared Gamekeeper wouldn’t be able to lure moviegoers who were already hyped about the 2008 high-profile releases of Iron Man and The Dark Knight. The competition has grown increasingly stiffer with DC and Marvel movies scheduled to hit theaters for years to come.

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