RocknRolla
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| RocknRolla | |
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| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
| Produced by | Steve Clark-Hall Susan Downey Guy Ritchie Joel Silver |
| Written by | Guy Ritchie |
| Starring | Gerard Butler |
| Editing by | James Herbert |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
RocknRolla is an upcoming film directed by Guy Ritchie. The film stars Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson and Toby Kebbell. It is currently filming in London. The film is to be released on October 3, 2008
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[edit] Premise
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Gerard Butler as One Two, a mobster with street smarts.[1]
- Tom Wilkinson as Lenny Cole, a cockney gangster leader of a London declining mob regime.[1]
- Thandie Newton as Stella, an accountant who is One Two's love interest.[1]
- Idris Elba as Mumbles, One-Two's partner.[1]
- Ludacris as Roman, an American musician seeking to break through in London.[1]
- Jeremy Piven in an unnamed role.[2]
- Toby Kebbell as a Crackhead.[3]
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Rocker.
- Tom Hardy as Handsome Bob.[4]
- Geoff Bell as Freddie "the Head" Beechcroft, member of the Cole Mob.
- Mark Strong as Archibald "Archie" Powell, Lenny Cole's loyal henchman.
- Matt King as Cookie, friend and fixer for the mob.
A scheduling conflict prevented director Guy Ritchie from casting actor Jason Statham, who appeared in three of his films, into RocknRolla.[5]
[edit] Production
In May 2007, director Guy Ritchie announced the production of RocknRolla, a film similar to his previous films, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). RocknRolla, written by Guy Ritchie, will be produced by Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros..[6] The following June, Ritchie hired the cast for RocknRolla, and filming began on location in London on June 19, 2007.[1]
On Wednesday March 25, 2008 Thandie Newton, the film's leading actress was quoted saying "'RocknRolla' is one of three films and Guy's keen to get going on that straight away. [The second and third films in the series] are going to be excellent. I can't wait".
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Borys Kit. "Five plugged in for Ritchie's 'RocknRolla'", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Lisa Ingrassia. "Jeremy Piven: My Niece Plays Will Ferrell's Landlord", People, 2007-07-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Leigh Singer. "Toby Kebbell Q&A", IGN, 2007-12-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Sarah Dempster. "Tom Hardy tastes the hard life", The Times, 2007-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Peta Hellard. "Hard luck story for Jason Statham", Herald Sun, 2007-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Borys Kit. "Ritchie will rock caper pic", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
