The Hollywood Reporter brings movie news that Guy Ritchie, famous for his London-set gangster films, will direct the live-action version of Aladdin for The Walt Disney Studios. John August has penned the script for the film, which will reportedly keep the musical elements of the 1992 film. In addition, THR notes that Ritchie will approach the film with a non-linear presentation. Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes, The LEGO Movie) will produce the film under his Lin Pictures banner
Ritchie made a name for himself with his 1998 debut film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which he followed with 2000’s Snatch, 2005’s Revolver, and 2008’s Rock’n’rolla. Since then, he helmed the two Sherlock Holmes feature films starring Robert Downey Jr., which are the highest grossing films of his career with a combined total of $1.07 billion, and the big-screen reboot of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His next film will be King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, which debuts on March 24, 2017.
