Guy Ritchie has signed on to rewrite and direct the gangster odyssey "Static" for Columbia Pictures reports the trades.
The story centers on a wrongly imprisoned gangster who, with the help of his loyal posse, must make his way across town through crooked cops and rival gangs in order to testify against the dirty cops who put him away.
Neal Moritz is producing the Brad Gann-penned film through his Sony-based Original Film shingle. Stephen Kay (Get Carter) and Chris Robinson (ATL) have previously been attached to direct.
