Guy Ritchie is being sued for repurposing a screenplay to make "The Gentlemen" BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE
Guy Ritchie Sued for Breach of Contract Over ‘The Gentlemen’ (EXCLUSIVE)https://t.co/WuFMB6toqZ
- Variety (@Variety) April 14, 2023
Well, Ritchie commissioned a man named Mickey De Hara to write a sequel to 2008's Rocknrolla (!!!!!!!!!!!!) based on his personal life experiences.
When the man delivered the script about "a protagonist who runs a marijuana business" in 2018, Ritchie told him "the time of the ganster movie was over" (flop, no it ain't), basically saing "We're not doing that movie anymore (FLOP).
2 Years later, Ritchie released "The Gentlemen"< which De Hara says is a close repodruction of his screenplay. When he tried to reach out to the director, he got a very LinkedIn response -- “Mickey, I and my people have tried to contact you for some years now. There was no response. I am happy for us to sit down and have a chat.”
“I’ll try, but what I can do is get you a credit on something in the future. Let me see what I can do. Honestly, we did try to get hold of you.”
De Hara denies there was any attempt at contact and is seeking 250k.
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So, uh, was "The Gentlemen" is a spiritual successor to "Rocknrolla" on anyone's bingo card?