"Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they've got left to do is dot the i's and cross the t's," said a source.
UPDATE: Empire got to talk with Guy Ritchie at the premiere of his latest flick RocknRolla where he had this to say:
Somebody just told me that I have Russell Crowe lined up but that’s news to me. I suspect that hasn’t happened and I’m still looking for my Watson.