Ludacris Cast in New Guy Ritchie Film

Ludacris has snagged a role in director Guy Ritchie’s new film, RocknRolla. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Luda will star opposite 300 star Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson and actress Thandie Newton in the Snatch directors return to the caper genre. The film takes place in London, where a Russian Mobster organizes a crooked land deal that puts millions of dollars into play, sending a slew of the city’s criminals into a frenzy to get their hands on the cash. Luda will play an American musician trying to break into the U.K. music scene, while Butler and Wilkinson will portray two London mobsters. Ritchie, who is married to pop superstar Madonna, began filming last week in London.