Guy Ritchie's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Guy Ritchie projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, English film director Guy Ritchie has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled.

Gamekeeper
In 2007, it was reported that Ritchie had planned on making a film based on his Virgin Comics series Gamekeeper for Warner Bros. and film producer Joel Silver.

The Dirty Dozen
It was also reported in 2007 that Ritchie was working on a remake of the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen. Ritchie confirmed in an 2007 interview: "No, no, I was interested in doing The Dirty Dozen, I was interested in doing it and maybe I’ll still do it."

Sgt. Rock
In 2008, it was reported that Ritchie was attached to direct a film about the DC Comics character Sgt. Rock for producer Joel Silver. In 2009, Francis Lawrence took over directing the movie from Ritchie.

Lobo
In 2009, it was reported that Ritchie was to helm a film about the DC Comics character Lobo for Warner Bros.  In 2010, film producer Joel Silver confirmed in an interview that Ritchie set aside the Lobo project in favor of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). It was reported that Brad Peyton and Michael Bay took over the project after Ritchie left the movie.

The Real RocknRolla
In 2011, Ritchie confirmed that a screenplay had been completed that would serve as a sequel to RocknRolla (2008). The sequel was to have been titled The Real RocknRolla.

Treasure Island
In 2012, it was reported that Ritchie was to helm a film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island for Warner Bros.

Empire Rising
It was reported in 2013 that Ritchie was in talks with Warner Bros. to direct a film adaptation of Thomas Kelly's 2006 novel Empire Rising.

Xerxes (aka 300: Rise of an Empire)
In 2011, Ritchie offered to direct the film adaptation of Xerxes, Frank Miller's sequel to 300, which eventually went to Noam Murro.