Guys and Dolls: Guy Ritchie Version is (Surprise!) BS; Hugh Jackman Could Remake
Posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Russ Fischer
Not too long ago a ridiculous rumor percolated up, sourced from British tabloid The Sun: Guy Ritchie wants to make his own version of Guys and Dolls. Not that anyone believes a damn thing The Sun creates as ‘news’, and with good reason. According to the paper, he’d been given the ‘green light’ to cast the film, and he had his eye on both Jason Statham and Justin Timberlake. But the estate of Frank Loessner, who wrote the music and lyrics for Guys and Dolls, insists it’s all crap. “I can’t tell you what is happening, but I can tell you what is not happening, and that is this Guy Ritchie version,” said Allen H. Arrow, attorney for the estate.
But then Arrow told Variety what could be happening: a version with Hugh Jackman. More after the break. Read More »
