Cinematical

To be honest, these aren't exactly new glimpses at RocknRolla. These appeared in Empire's June 2008 preview issue, and were scanned in by Gerard Butler's fansites. I'm not ashamed to say I visit his sites once and awhile, as they do snag cool scoops like this. (And he's so pretty to look at!) But I find reposting photos like these, and last week's Game photo, to be problematic. They are really the domain of the magazines who publish them, and I'm not sure they want to share. I also figure that as devoted Butler fans buy the magazines, they should have the "exclusive" scan of them. Ultimately, this makes me lax in my online reporting, but I know the Butler fans are slightly upset that their galleries are being raided in this fashion, so I try not to be one of those pirates. But, as they are spreading across the Internet in rapid fashion, I shall now lay claim to bringing them to Cinematical. More photos are after the jump.

RocknRolla is one of my most highly anticipated fall movies, so I am delighted to catch even a glimpse of it. Empire featured a tightly-lipped interview with Guy Ritchie to accompany the photos -- little about the plot was revealed, but Ritchie did mention that he was inspired to do a Russian mobster piece because they are currently snatching up London real estate like mad. Natives can no longer buy homes there, and his film follows a group of Londoners eager to get in on a real estate deal. Clearly, they never saw Eastern Promises. You just don't mess with the Russian mob -- and from the above photo, it looks like Butler finds that out the hard way. RockNRolla opens October 31st -- my Halloween plans are now set.

[via /film and Gerard Butler Gals]