It features an ensemble cast with clive owen as the title character, ioan gruffudd as lancelot and keira knightley as guinevere, along with mads mikkelsen, joel edgerton, hugh dancy, ray winstone, ray stevenson, stephen dillane, stellan skarsgard and til schweiger. First, director david dobkin tried to make a version with kit harington as king arthur and joel kinnaman as lancelot, but the movie was deemed too expensive and the actors too unknown. King arthur is an immensely thrilling adventure epic that tells the heroic true story behind one of historys greatest legends. King arthur was geen franchise film en heeft dus geen fanbase. Excalibur is a 1981 american epic medieval fantasy film directed, produced, and cowritten by john boorman that retells the legend of king arthur and the knights of the round table, based on the 15thcentury arthurian romance le morte d arthur by thomas malory. King arthur lands a summer 2016 release date cinemablend.
Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. My high hopes for the movie, king arthur, were dashed before the film even. Weve gone behindthescenes to bring you our pick of the top 5 film. May 14, 2017 how king arthur was killed by a wouldbe franchise may 14, 2017 10.
Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film. Please join us on friday may 12th for the evening showing time tba of king arthur. Other locations include isle of skye in scotland, and fja. May 03, 2017 in light of the upcoming release of king arthur. The film also replaces the sword in the stone story with a more dark and tragic backstory of how arthur claimed his sword excalibur. This arthur wears what looks like a brown leather bomber jacket, sports a 2016 movie star haircut, calls everybody mate, and makes a big show of not wanting to get involved in politics, much less embrace his destiny. Its not a filming location, but as the birthplace of king arthur tintagel castle deserves a mention. The scene where arthur throws his sword into a lake was filmed near nant gwynant. This is a page for fans of the 2004 movie directed by antoine fuqua. But legend of the sword, for all its faults, is never dull. Along with posting about the movie, i will be posting about the. Its a tale of poor planning, poor timing, and jaded viewers. Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film directed by guy ritchie who cowrote the film with joby harold and lionel wigram from a story by harold and david dobkin, inspired by arthurian legends.
A demystified take on the tale of king arthur and the knights of the round table. Then, colin farrell was cast as king arthur and gary oldman as merlin, but that version wasnt made either. The lost city of z 2016 ook al met charlie hunnam werd op handen. In medieval england, merlin and king arthur banish the evil enchantress morgana and her son mordred to the ends of the universe as morgana vows revenge. Legend of the sword also took place a few miles north at tryfan, a mountain to the west of capel curig whose resemblance to a knuckleduster no doubt caught ritchies eye. Guy ritchies king arthur set for july 2016 release variety. Once upon a time actor liam garrigan will be filling the role in the aptly named the last knight. A short stop for the view near a filming location for king arthur. Slated for release on march 24, 2017, the film will be distributed in north america by warner bros. With a decade gone by since antoine fuquas take on the legend of king arthur, the figure of english folklore is being revived once more by director guy ritchie in a new retelling of the story, which is being filmed under the working title knights of the round table. King arthur and the knights of the round table 2017 imdb. Historians have thought for centuries that king arthur was only a myth, but the legend was based on a real hero, torn between his private ambitions and his public sense of duty. King arthur is set to hit theaters on july 22, 2016, becoming the first title to land on that date.
Areas of the park have featured in three harry potter films, the kings speech and bridget joness baby, as well as king arthur. Jan 27, 2014 now word of a new king arthur film adaptation has sprung up, and it is an ambitious vision, to say the least. Apr 15, 2015 charlie hunnam, astrid bergesfrisbey, jude law and djimon honsou star in the film which is said to reimagine the king arthur legend. There has been recent speculation that wb will move its stilluntitled batman. Transformers 5 casts its king arthur with liam garrigan. Pernicious 2014, cam2cam 2014 as they roam around modern thailand in search of excalibur and to. King arthur offer a closer look at charlie hunnam as the titular character as new info is revealed.
Legend of the sword trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Its very rare for us to visit locations from a movie thats not even out yet, but. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including snatched, lowriders and paris can wait. The film stars charlie hunnam as the title character and jude law as the tyrannical king vortigern who is attempting to kill him, with astrid bergesfrisbey, djimon.
Vengeance 2016, wrapped in black leather dominatrix attire, and her acquiescent son mordred russell geoffrey banks. In recent years, though, the number of films based upon king arthur has dwindled. In present day, knights descendant penn doesnt take much stock in the legends of his supposed ancestors, even as the descendants meet in thailand. This is a compilation of the theme in the movie that represents king arthur and his knights. The most significant king arthur locations in wales and england.
Legend of the sword was released on dvd, bluray, 3d bluray and ultra hd on 8 august 2017. Charlie hunnam boarding dog movie denali at spyglass media. Aug 30, 2016 transformers 5 has cast a very curious role. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Charlie hunnam pacific rim plays the lead, described in the official synopsis as a streetwise young arthur, and astrid. Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on.
Guy ritchie, who has himself attempted to make a king arthur movie prior to that. Things got a bit more real last month when idris elba was cast as a merlinesque figure who trains and mentors a. The synopsis makes knights of the round table sound a bit like a 5th century version of ritchies gangster movies lock, stock and two smoking crossbows. Weve known for a while that guy ritchie has been trying to get his version of king arthur going though perhaps not as the six feature films originally intended.
King arthur soundtrack knights march theme youtube. Legend of the sword, both ritchie and charlie hunnam have moved on and reunited for the gentleman. Apr 14, 2015 guy ritchies knights of the round table. Guy ritchies film is low on originality, but might please devotees of his shtick. King arthur the first of a planned series of six films has been slated for release on july 22, 2016. King arthur, the sword excalibur, the wizard merlin and the lady guinevere. Of all the directors to do a king arthur reboot, guy ritchie is probably the worst. Charlie hunnam king arthur images reveal guy ritchie film. Legend of the sword by jonathan currinn april 30, 2017, 12. King arthur is a 2004 britishamerican historical adventure film directed by antoine fuqua and written by david franzoni. Legend of the sword was released in 2017 on friday, may 12, 2017 in nationwide movie theaters. Jul 23, 2015 new images from guy ritchies knights of the round table. The last major adaptation, the 2004 clive owenstarring. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not.
Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an ageold tale and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place. King arthur is a 2004 action adventure film directed by antoine fuqua and written by david franzoni. Trailer released for king arthur movie filmed in wales wales online. King arthur is now in production and weve got a first look at the filming thanks to a series of set photos that you can check out in the gallery. Charlie hunnam cast as guy ritchies king arthur collider. The good news about guy ritchies king arthur is that it delivers a genuinely new take on excalibur, camelot, the round table and all that british mythological jazz. With charlie hunnam, astrid bergesfrisbey, jude law, djimon hounsou. Hunnam recently opened up about issues the movie experienced during production, including a key role that was miscast and ended up being mostly cut out. King arthur filming locations in britain visitbritain. Tom berenger blow the man down 2019 independent feature film locati. King arthur 2004 cast and crew in this interpretation of the classic tale, arthur clive owen is a cavalry officer in the roman army defending hadrians wall against rebellious britons. It stars nigel terry as arthur, nicol williamson as merlin, nicholas clay as lancelot, cherie lunghi as guenevere, helen mirren as. Music is by hans zimmer and is from the king arthur soundtrack. After the movie, we will discuss the film over food and drinks at chilis.
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