Guy Ritchie Attached to Direct Sgt. Rock for Joel Silver
/Film —
... Fresh off working with Guy Ritchie on Rocknrolla (due this October), mega-producer Joel Silver says he’s tapped the British director/major Madonna fan to see through his long gestating comic book adaptation of Sgt. Rock. AICN got the succinct scoop… ...
Guy Ritchie Finally Helming a Sgt. Rock Movie?
FirstShowing.net —
... DC Comics' Sgt. Rock has been a contender for a feature film adaptation for years, and now we finally have an update. Producer Joel Silver recently spoke with Moriarty at AICN and told him that he is (finally) going to get the Sgt. Rock movie made - with Snatch's ...
Stalked: Weinsteins,McElhone and Ritchie
Filmstalker —
... kids will love it. Natasha McElhone will play someone believed to be Britain's first female doctor. She used the name James Barry, and is believed to have disguised herself as a man in order to be able to become a doctor. She served as a doctor in the British Army and is believed to have performed the first caesarean section in Africa. Certainly an interesting life, and a potentially interesting role for McElhone. The news comes from Variety . In an interview with AICN , Joel Silver has said that Guy Ritchie will direct Sgt Rock . No ...
Guy Ritchie to Direct Sgt. Rock Movie?
Film Junk —
sgtrock.jpg I’m not very familiar with the Sgt. Rock comics, but it looks like this series may soon be the basis for the next project from super-producer Joel Silver. In a recent interview with Ain’t It Cool News , Silver confirmed that he would be making a Sgt. Rock movie very soon, hopefully with Guy Ritchie in the director’s chair. I’m not a fan of Guy Ritchie, but I suppose if you’re going to get him to direct a comic book movie, it might as well be one with lots of guns in it. Sgt. Rock has been around since the 60’s, and he’s basically an infantry soldier who fought ...
Guy Ritchie To Direct Sgt. Rock?
The Movie Blog —
... is one of those movies that has been talked about for a long time. We hear about a little progress here and there, but for the most part the project has been sitting in limbo. Movie Blog reader Jared gave me the heads up on an interview the guys over at AICN did with mega producer Joel Silver and the topic of Sgt. Rock came up. Sounds like things are moving along with Guy Ritchie attached: ...
Guy Ritchie Enlists Sgt. Rock [Movie News]
Film School Rejects —
... absolute amazing visual director. You’d be hard pressed not to enjoy Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Those are some fun movies to watch.
Hopefully we get more of that awesome action for Sgt. Rock rather than some of Ritchie’s later missteps, including anything with Madonna in it and the disappearing, reappearing, did it ever even come out flick - Revolver. Stay tuned for updates, friends.
Source: Ain’t It Cool News
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The Dailies: May 13, 2008
MTV Movies Blog —
... - Speaking of the man behind “The Spirit,” Frank Miller NOT directing Buck Rogers. In other news, I still have no idea what a Buck Rogers is. (Haha. Everyone else is old!) (io9)
- Superhero fashion finally gets its own exhibit…at the Met no less. Stay tuned for our own special report on the festivities. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Is Guy Ritchie directing “Sgt. Rock”? Joel Silver thinks so. (AICN)
- “The Hills” star Audrina Patridge lands role in “Into the Blue ...
After ‘Speed Racer’ - Silver and Guy Ritchie In For DC Comics ‘Sgt. Rock’
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... So obviously Joel Silver is looking ahead, and recently spoke to AICN about the film, as well as future plans. He’s just made RocknRolla with Guy Ritchie, and obviously enjoyed the experience so much he’s looking to work with the Lock, Stock director again quickly. ...
Guy Ritchie to Direct 'Sgt. Rock'?
Cinematical —
... Joel Silver thinks he will, and he would probably know. Silver gave a long interview with Moriarty over at AICN, where the long and torturous road of Sgt. Rock was brought up. And the answer was surprisingly optimistic: "I'm going to make that. I'm going to make that very soon. With Guy Ritchie, I think." When pressed for more details, Silver would only reply with, "I hope so." ...


