Stars: Gerard Butler (One-Two), Tom Wilkinson (Lenny Cole), Thandie Newton (Stella), Mark Strong (Archy), Toby Kebbell (Johnny Quid), Jeremy Piven (Roman), Chris “Ludacris“ Bridges (Mickey), Idris Elba (Mumbles), Tom Hardy (Handsome Bob), Karel Roden (Uri Omovich),
Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie
Production Companies: Dark Castle Entertainment, Studio Canal, Toff Guy Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
Produced By: Steve Clark-Hall, Susan Downey, Guy Ritchie, Joel Silver, Navid McIlhargey (Exec Prod), Steve Richards (Exec Prod), Lauren Meek (Assoc. Prod)
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures (USA), Warner Bros. (Argentina, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore), Studio Canal (France), Karo Premiere (Russia), Roadshow Films (Australia), Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (Sweden), Sandrew Metronome Distribution (Finland), Village Studios (Greece)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Running Time: 114 mins
MPPA Rating: R (for pervasive language, violence, drug use and brief sexuality)
Official Release Date: October 8, 2008 (Toronto, New York and Los Angeles) Wide: October 31, 2008
Status: Released and available on DVD
Official Site: RocknRolla US Site, RocknRolla UK Site
Summary
From Guy Ritchie, the writer/director of the acclaimed films “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch,” comes “RocknRolla,” a story of sex, thugs and rock ‘n roll.
The action comedy takes a dangerous ride into high crime and low life in contemporary London, where real estate has supplanted drugs as the biggest market, and criminals are its most enthusiastic entrepreneurs. But for anyone looking to get in – from small-time crook One Two (Gerard Butler) to shady Russian billionare Uri Obamavich (Karel Roden) – there’s only one man to see: Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson).
A mobster from the old school, Lenny knows the right wheels to grease and has his hand on the throat of any bureaucrat, broker or gangster that matters. With one phone call, Lenny can make the red tape disappear. But as Lenny’s right-hand man Archy (Mark Strong) tells him, London is ground zero for the changing times, with bigtime mobsters from the East, hungry criminals from the streets, and everyone inbetween, all vying to change the rules of commerce and crime.
With millions up for grabs, all of London’s criminal underworld conspires, colludes and collides with one another in an effort to take their cut. But as high rollers and petty criminals alike jockey for dominance, the true prize of one multi-million-dollar deal will fall into the hands of a junkie rock star (Toby Kebbell) – Lenny’s stepson, presumed dead but very much alive.
“RocknRolla” stars Gerard Butler (“300,” “P.S. I Love You“) as One Two, a streetsmart hustler who tries to play both sides of the fence. Two-time Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson (“Michael Clayton,” “In the Bedroom“) stars as the ruthless head mobster, Lenny Cole, part of London’s old crime regime, which is quickly losing ground to the wealthier foreign mob. Thandie Newton (“Crash” “The Pursuit of Happyness“) stars as One Two’s love interest, Stella, a smart and sexy accountant with ties to the underworld. Mark Strong (“Body of Lies“) stars as Archy, Lenny Cole’s right-hand man. Idris Elba (“The Reaping,” “The Wire“) plays Mumbles, One Two’s partner in crime and best friend, and Tom Hardy (“Layer Cake“) is Handsome Bob, another member of their crew. Toby Kebell (“Control“) plays missing and presumed dead British punk star Johnny Quid, and Jeremy Piven (“Entourage“) and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (“Crash“) appear respectively as Roman and Mickey, two Americans trying to break into the music scene in London.
Guy Ritchie directed “RocknRolla” from his own screenplay. The film is produced by Joel Silver (“The Matrix,” “Lethal Weapon” and “Die Hard” franchises), Susan Downey (“The Brave One“), Steve Clark-Hall (“Revolver“) and Guy Ritchie. Steve Richards and Navid McIlhargey are the executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team is led by director of photography David Higgs, production designer Richard Bridgland, costume designer Suzie Harman, and editor James Herbert. Steve Isles composed the score.
A Dark Castle Entertainment production, “RocknRolla” is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Latest News
Interviews
Articles & Interviews
September 8, 2008
Guy Ritchie is ready to ‘RocknRolla, USA Today
September 7, 2008
Guy Ritchie’s return to formula, LA Times
September 6, 2008
Director returns to gangster turf, Canada.com
September 5, 2008
Toronto International Film Festival 2008, CTV.ca
Guy Ritchie: ‘I’m not obsessed with the underworld’, Wales Online
Guy Richie: Wise Guy, Independent.ie
Guy Ritchie – ‘It’s time to get off my butt’, The Scotsman
Ritchie brings underworld to festival, Canada.com
Butler doesn’t let a cold stop his love scenes, MSNBC: Entertainment – Access Hollywood
Ritchie Rocks Again Wtih Crime Romp ‘RocknRolla’, ABC News
September 4, 2008
Guy gets his turn in the spotlight, Wales Online
Gerard Butler: Ready to RocknRolla, National Post
August 24, 2009
Ritchie rolls out new crime flick, jam.canoe.ca
Guest Appearances
TBA
Media
ROCKNROLLA Trailer #2
Trailers
Trailer Park – MySpace Trailer 2 HD
July 22, 2008
HD Trailer #2
Trailer Park – MySpace Trailer 2
July 22, 2008
Trailer #2
Apple – RocknRolla Trailer #1
Trailer #1
RocknRolla Official Trailer #1 – Empire Exclusive
June 25, 2008
Trailer #1
Clips & TV Spots
Trailer Addict Clip: Anyone Famous?
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Abandon Ship
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Dancer
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Johnny Is Not Dead
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Crayfish
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Is This A Robbery?
September 11, 2008
Clip
Trailer Addict Clip: Just a Black Eye
September 11, 2008
Clip
Danny Yount - RocknRolla Opening Credits
August 25, 2008
Opening Credits
TV Spot #2
August 18, 2008
Spot #2
TV Spot #1
July 31, 2008
Spot #1
Awards & Nominations
TBA
DVD Information
Version:
- BluRay with Digital Copy DVD (2 DVDs)
Region: 1
Release Date:
- January 27, 2009
Special Features
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (2.40:1), Color
Languages & Subtitles: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) (Dolby TruHD 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) & Portugese (Dolby Ditial 5.1)
Extras:
- Commentary by Guy Richie and Mark Strong
- Deleted scene
- Guy’s Town featurette
- Blokes, Birds and Backhanders featurette
- Digital copy of the film
DVD News
- RocknRolla (R2) BluRay DVD with Digital Copy (2 Discs)
- RocknRolla (R2) Regular DVD
- RocknRolla BluRay with Digital Copy DVD (2 DVDs)
- RocknRolla - Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy (2 Discs)
- RocknRolla - Single Disc DVD
Production Notes
RocknRolla – About the Production (Production Notes)
RocknRolla – About the Cast and Filmmakers (Production Notes)
- This is Guy Ritchies’s 4th British Gangster film
- Actors Gerard Butler and Mark Strong have also starred in the BBC’s Mini-Series The Jury together
- Last day of filming was July 31, 2007
- Brad Pitt and Madonna were both rumored to have a cameo appearance in this film
Release Dates
World Premiere
September 1, 2008
40 Leichester Square
in Odeon West End Cinema
London, England
North America Premiere
September 4, 2008
Toronto International Film Festival
in Elgin Theatres
Toronto, ON, Canada
US Premiere
October 6, 2008
ArcLights Cinema
in Pacific Cinerama Dome
6360 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Release Dates
September 5, 2008
- United Kingdom
October 8, 2008
Limited Release in
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- New York, NY, USA
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
October 23, 2008
- Netherlands
October 30, 2008
- Australia
October 31, 2008
- Brazil
- USA
November 19, 2008
- Belgium
- France
November 28, 2008
- India
December 3, 2008
- Phillipines
December 4, 2008
- Greece
- Peru
- Portugal
December 5, 2008
- Norway
- Panama
December 11, 2008
- Argentina
December 12, 2008
- Sweden
December 19, 2008
- Denmark
December 25, 2008
- Chile
December 26, 2008
- Venezuela
January 1, 2009
- Hungary
- Israel
- Spain
January 2, 2009
- Estonia
- Finland
- Latvia
January 9, 2009
- Iceland
- Mexico
January 22, 2009
- Croatia
January 29, 2009
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
February 21, 2009
- Japan
March 19, 2009
- Germany
April 10, 2009
- Romania
April 24, 2009
- Italy
Film Festivals
September 4, 2008
Toronto, ON, Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
September 5, 2008
Sitges, Spain (Festival de Cine de Sitges)
September 26, 2008
- Athens, Greece (Athens Film Festival)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Festival do Rio BR)
October 12, 2008
Ghent, Belgium (Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent)
October 14, 2008
Morelia, Mexico (Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia)
October 16, 2008
Bergen, Norway (Bergen International Film Festival)
October 17, 2008
Montevideo, Uruguay (Festival de Cine de Montevideo)
October 30, 2008
Rome, Italy (Rome Film Festival)
November 24, 2008
Oslo, Norway (Oslo International Film Festival)
March 28, 2009
Prague, Czech Republic (FebioFest, Prague International Film Festival)
Reviews
September 7, 2008 September 5, 2008 September 4, 2008 September 3, 2008 August 11, 2008 August 8, 2008 Film Reviews
RocknRolla (15), The Independent
Film review: RocknRolla, Telegraph.co.uk
Film Reviews: RocknRolla, RTE.ie Entertainment
Gangster geezer goings on, The Scotsman
REVIEW: Rocknrolla, Biggleswade Today
Film Reviews: RocknRolla, RTE.ie Entertainment
Film Review: RocknRolla, Stuff.co.nz
RocknRolla: Newsbeat’s review, BBC
Photo Gallery
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Additional Links
Who the hell is Gerard Butler?
Thanks for the info, Xenia. I look forward to seeing Gerry on Leno!
Wow thanks for the heads up. Can’t wait to see the Leno interview.