Wednesday May 27, 2009

Guy Ritchie has finalized a deal to direct a remake of classic musical Guys And Dolls.

The British filmmaker — who is divorced from pop superstar Madonna — has been given the green light to embark on a casting mission to fill the roles of Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit — played by screen legends Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra in the original.

“Guy has been on the case with the idea of making a musical recently,” a source told British newspaper The Sun.

“He had been throwing ideas around with Jason Statham about writing their own musical. They were joking that it would be a cross between Worzel Gummidge and Bullitt.

“Guy has had a lot of meetings with top studio bosses about other projects but the Guys And Dolls idea really tickled him.

“He is torn between keeping the script true to the original in New York and taking it to familiar surroundings in London.”

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