King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
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David Dobkin Joby Harold |
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Charlie Hunnam Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Djimon Hounsou Aidan Gillen Jude Law Eric Bana |
| Music by | Daniel Pemberton |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | James Herbert |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $102 million |
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is an upcoming 2017 Australian-American adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Joby Harold. The film stars Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur. It is scheduled to be released on May 12, 2017, in 3-D and conventional formats.
The young Arthur runs the back streets of Londinium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until he draws the sword Excalibur from the stone. Instantly confronted by the sword’s influence, Arthur is forced to decide where to become involved with his power. Throwing in with the Resistance and an enigmatic young woman named Guinevere, he must learn to master the sword, face down his demons and unite the people to defeat the tyrant Vortigern — who murdered his parents and stole his crown — and become king.
In January 2014, Warner Bros set Guy Ritchie to direct a new multi-film version of the King Arthur legend. The first film titled Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur, with Lionel Wigram as producer and Joby Harold as screenwriter. It is the first installment of a planned six film series.
Idris Elba was in talks to play a Merlin-esque figure who trains and mentors Arthur. When Elba did not sign on to the film, the director continued to look for an actor to play the role.Charlie Hunnam, Ritchie's choice for the role, will play King Arthur.Elizabeth Olsen was in talks for the female lead. However, on September 18, it was Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey who was cast to play Guinevere. On November 14, Jude Law was in talks to play the lead villain role in the film. On February 11, 2015, Eric Bana was added to the cast to play Uther, the father of King Arthur.Mikael Persbrandt joined the film on March 6, 2015, to play a villainous role.
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