knights of the round table

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE Commenses Filming

King Arthur is heading back to the big screen next year with actor Charlie Hunnam and director Guy Ritchie for the officially-titled Knights Of The Round Table. Inital plans include a sprawling six-film saga as of last year, so with any luck we’ll see Hunnam take this one all the way through, particularly with regard to whether or not Ritchie sticks around. At any rate, Ritchie himself tweeted the photo above to accompany the details unveiled below this week. Read on: BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to an original King Arthur epic, a sweeping fantasy action adventure starring Charlie Hunnam (FX’s “Sons of Anarchy”), for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Principal photography has begun at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, UK. The bold new story introduces a streetwise young Arthur who runs the back alleys of Londonium with his gang, unaware of the life he […]

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE Enlists Djimon Hounsou To Train The Once And Future King

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Actor Djimon Hounsou is currently on track to appear in the February 2015 family adventure flick, Seventh Son, after a long, controversial shift in ownership between studios. Aside from this, the film is but one role in a small handful he’ll be expected for between now and the next few years, which also lead to word from Variety that the actor is officially boarding Knights Of The Round Table with Guy Ritchie as director. Hounsou largely gets a lot of supporting and co-starring roles, even though his acting caliber certainly does him better justice. He’s a great actor, nonetheless and it will be interesting to see how he takes on the character for this, the first of a six-film venture from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures in which he will portray a role similar to mystical wizard, Merlin, who trains the protagonist, Arthur Pendragon leading up to his days […]

Jude Law Up For A Villainous Role In KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE

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It’s been a while since I saw Jude Law swing a sword, I think. But it will be nonetheless refreshing to see him on the big screen in medieval fashion for the forthcoming production of Knights Of The Round Table from Warner Bros. Pictures. and Village Roadshow Pictues. Variety reported on Friday that Law is currently eyeing the part of a villain role in this, his possible return to the set with Sherlock Holmes 1 and 2 director Guy Ritchie who was attached to the film this year. If confirmed, Law would join actor Charlie Hunnam in the title role of King Arthur along with lead actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey in the role of Lady Guinevere based on the story of the legendary 5th and 6th century British leader whose life has often been a source of folklore through books, film and television; actor Idris Elba was previously rumored for a supporting […]