History Trivia / Rocknrolla

* CreatorOddball: This film is the first Dark Castle Entertainment non-horror movie.

* FakeRussian: Yuri's actor, Karel Roden, is Czech.

* CareerResurrection: This was Creator/TomHardy's first major role in years and this and ''Film/Bronson'' gave his career a major boost after it was nearly snuffed out in it's infancy with ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' with Nolan even casting him in ''Film/Inception'' based on his performance as Bob here.

-->You know, I've spent a lot of time thinking about it! I've written a script, I think it's a great script, and Joel (Silver) wants to pay for me to do it. But up until now we haven't had the time to do it. It's sitting there and we'd all like to do it, it's just a question of when we're going to fit it in. So we'll wait and see." He also mentioned that as long as Creator/WarnerBros keeps throwing him "big movies like the ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'' films and ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE'', then it may not be happening soon.

* StillbornFranchise: Creator/ThandieNewton revealed that Creator/GuyRitchie stated that he hopes to extend ''RocknRolla'' into a trilogy. At the end of the film there is a title card stating "Johnny, Archy and the Wild Bunch will be back in ''The Real RocknRolla''". According to both the DVDCommentary and an interview with Ritchie, the second film has been written and is awaiting studio approval.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Handsome Bob was written for longtime Ritchie-collaborator Creator/JasonStatham, but he had scheduling conflicts. If he had been in it, it would have been an ActorAllusion to his role as womanizer Handsome Rob in ''Film/TheItalianJob''.

* PlayingAgainstType: One-Two, an awkward womanizing criminal who can and does freak out when things get crazy, is far from Gerard Butler's usual on-screen badass.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Handsome Bob was written for longtime Ritchie-collaborator Creator/JasonStatham, but he had scheduling conflicts. If he had been in it, it would have been an ActorAllusion to his role as womanizer Handsome Rob in Film/TheItalianJob.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/BatmanBegins Carmine Falcone]] now operates out of London, while [[ThreeHundred King Leonidas]]' accent doesn't sound so out of place anymore.
** Since when does [[Film/{{Stardust}} Septimus]] work for [[Film/SenseAndSensibility Mr. Dashwood]] ? And how did [[PrideAndPrejudice Lt. Denny]] hook up with [[InterviewWithAVampire Yvette]] ?
** Apparently [[{{Inception}} Eames]] was a LondonGangster before he got involved in dream-sharing. And '[[Film/TheDarkKnightRises Handsome Bane]]' hit the screens in July 2012. Yaaayyy!
** Jamie Campbell Bower appears as a drummer who NEEDS his dry ice.
** [[Film/TheLosers Roque]] didn't [[FaceHeelTurn turn on his crew]] this time...
** You want to talk to Johnny Quid, you talk to [[PeepShow Super Hans]] first.
** [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Koba]] is what you'd call a real rocknrolla.
** The main members of the Wild Bunch are the Phantom of the Opera, Stringer Bell, and Mad Max.
** Ari Gold and Tej are music producers and club owners. Their secretary is Strawberry Fields.
** Victor is [[Film/LayerCake the Serbian dragon named Dragan.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Handsome Bob was written for longtime Ritchie-collaborator [[Creator/JasonStatham]], but he had scheduling conflicts. If he had been in it, it would have been an ActorAllusion to his role as womanizer Handsome Rob in [[Film/TheItalianJob]].

** [[TheLosers Roque]] didn't [[FaceHeelTurn turn on his crew]] this time...

** You want to talk to Johnny Quid, you talk to [[PeepShow Super Hans]] first.

* You want to talk to Johnny Quid, you talk to [[PeepShow Super Hans]] first.

** [[TheLosers Roque]] didn't [[FaceHeelTurn turn on his crew]] this time...

** [[BatmanBegins Carmine Falcone]] now operates out of London, while [[ThreeHundred King Leonidas]]' accent doesn't sound so out of place anymore.

** Apparently [[{{Inception}} Eames]] was a LondonGangster before he got involved in dream-sharing. And '[[TheDarkKnight Handsome Bane]]' will be hitting the screens in eighteen months. Yaaayyy!

** Apparently [[{{Inception}} Eames]] was a LondonGangster before he got involved in dream-sharing. And '[[TheDarkKnight Handsome Bane]]' will be hitting the screens in eighteen months. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Yaaayyy]]!

** Since when does [[Film/{{Stardust}} Septimus]] work for [[SenseAndSensibility Mr. Dashwood]] ? And how did [[PrideAndPrejudice Lt. Denny]] hook up with [[InterviewWithAVampire Yvette]] ?

** Since when does [[{{Stardust}} Septimus]] work for [[SenseAndSensibility Mr. Dashwood]] ? And how did [[PrideAndPrejudice Lt. Denny]] hook up with [[InterviewWithAVampire Yvette]] ?