From correspondents in London, England, 09:31 PM IST

British director Guy Ritchie is turning his back on directing gangster films. He's reportedly working on a musical movie.

Rithcie is well known for his crime projects such as 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Snatch' but he's set for a departure from the tried-and-tested genre and is working with movie actor Jason Statham on a singing movie, reports contactmusic.com.

'Guy and Jason are collaborating closely on this top secret musical project. They're well into development and realise they're probably going to get a lot of stick,' said a source.

'But Guy's of the opinion that people have been having a pop at him throughout his career, so he couldn't care less. He wants to do something audacious and a musical is just that,' the source added.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)