Guy Ritchie

Profession: Film Director and Writer
Place/Date of Birth: Hatfield, 10 September 2020
Associated with: Madonna

Guy heeds Madge advice on film cuts - Dec 5 2007
Husband and wife, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, showed a united front at the New York celebrity screening of his film Revolver.

Guy revealed to the New York Daily News that he listens to his wife.

"We made it shorter and tried to make it simpler," he said, referring to the edited version of his 2005 film.

"Funnily enough, we took out the bits that my wife recommended we take out the first time she saw it."

But Madge quickly chipped in, saying: "He never listens to me."

Mrs Ritchie was also quick to hail her hubby for his guidance on her directorial debut, Filth And Wisdom, which she is due to unveil at the Berlin Film Festival.

"He gave me a lot of good advice," she added.

And when asked who wears the trousers in the family, Madonna seemed happy to pass the authority over.

She replied: "Well, he sometimes wears a kilt."

Guy speaks about adoption - Oct 29 2007
Madonna’s hubby Guy Ritchie has spoken out about their adoption of Malawian baby David Banda, saying he is now "part of the family".

The 38-year-old director told the Daily Mirror: "We haven’t talked about the adoption for ages - he’s part of us. We don’t talk about it. We haven’t talked about it for six months.

"It was only in the first month when the adoption was going through - since then we’ve all been getting on with our lives and it hasn’t been mentioned. That’s par for the course. He’s part of the family."

Guy also admitted he’s not a big fan of his 49-year-old wife’s music.

He is quoted as saying: "To be honest, I’m not really into pop music. That’s just not my scene. I’m more into Irish folk songs. It’s funny being a Brit and saying that but I think they have a lot of soul.

"I’m sorry if everyone is shocked I’m not into her music."

Guy to direct The Gamekeeper - July 26 2007
Guy Ritchie is set to direct a film version of the comic series The Gamekeeper.

The story features a reclusive caretaker of a Scottish estate with a dark past. When the alleged killer of his son surfaces, the gamekeeper uses his tracking skills and expert knowledge of the animal kingdom to hunt down his prey.

Warner Bros will make the film, according to screen bible Variety.

The Gamekeeper comic was based on an idea by Guy and written by author Andy Diggle as part of Virgin Comics’ Director’s Cut, a series of stories from filmmakers.

Warner’s production president Jeff Robinov said: "After reading Guy’s comics, we knew instantly that the action-packed story and complex characters would resonate with film audiences."

Guy, 38, found acclaim in 1998 with gangster caper Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. However his later movie Swept Away, in which he cast his superstar wife Madonna, went straight to DVD after a mauling from critics.

His last gangster movie Revolver was voted 2005’s biggest screen turkey.

... read more 12 3 4 5 6 7 next»

Biography

Guy Ritchie shot to fame after his film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels catapulted its way into cinemas in 1998. Millions of people flocked to see his depiction of the dodgy dealings of London gangsters, and it went on to become a multi-award winner, grossing £11.7m at the UK box office.

His second film, Snatch, also did well, taking £3m in its first weekend earlier this year, a record opening for an 18-rated film. The diamond-heist drama has so far grossed £12.3m in the UK and is soon to be released in the US. But, of course, it is not just Ritchie’s film successes that command the hundreds of column inches written about him each week. The 32-year-old’s marriage with pop icon Madonna and the birth of their son Rocco has caught the imagination of the public.

He began his career as a film runner in the UK in 1993, quickly progressing to directing music promos for bands and commercials by 1995. The money he made from this enabled him to direct his first film - Hard Case, a 20-minute short and after meeting his producing partner Matthew Vaughn, the two formed SKA Films. They went on to make Lock Stock, and two years later Snatch was released.

Ritchie also spotted the acting potential in footballer Vinnie Jones, who terrified opponents on the field with his crunching tackles.

He is now working on a 17th Century civil war action drama, which is slated for production in 2001.

He spent much of his childhood at Loton Park, in Shropshire, the 17th century home of his baronet stepfather.

Ritchie was born in Hatfield in Hertfordshire in 1968. His parents divorced when he was five, and he went to live with his mother, Amber, who was a model, and her new husband, Sir Michael Leighton, until she divorced again when he was 12.

It is reported that his severe dyslexia meant he attended a total of 10 schools, and left with one GCE in film studies. He got a job at Island Records, before pursuing his interest in film-making.
December 2007

Celebrity star rating:
A- list:		B- list:		C- list:		D- list:		Z- list: