Pete Doherty Inspired a Character in Guy Ritchie's New Movie

Gut Ritchie says Pete Doherty inspired a character in his new movie RocknRolla.

The film, about a Russian mobster who sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, stars Gerard Butler; Thandie Newton; and rapper Ludacris.

Says Ritchie, "At the time I was writing it, Pete Doherty was everywhere. It's either genius marketing or a happy - or unhappy - accident.

"It's creative self-destruction in the sense that he's doing it creatively.

"I think what we all like is someone who fell and then stood up again. And that's probably the story with Pete Doherty.

"There seems to be an implication that people want to see him jump. But at the same time there's a desire to see the likes of him being reborn."

RocknRolla is due for release in October this year.