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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 27, 2014 15:39:19 GMT -6
Guy Ritchie is in talks to direct an untitled King Arthur pic for Warner Bros.
Joby Harold will pen the script with Akiva Goldsman producing along with Ritchie and his producing partner Lionel Wigram.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Warners had previously tried getting an Arthur project off the ground titled “Arthur and Lancelot” with Kit Harington and Joel Kinniman to play Arthur and Lancelot but the plug was pulled when the budget could not be trimmed.
The CAA and Anonymous Content-repped Ritchie just wrapped production on “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 21, 2014 18:00:02 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/idris-elba-king-arthur-warner-bros-guy-ritchie-1201264371/Idris Elba is in talks to join Warner Bros.’ “King Arthur” film, which has Guy Ritchie attached to direct. Sources say that Elba would play a Merlin-esque figure who trains and mentors Arthur. Joby Harold penned the script and is producing with Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell. Plot details are under wraps with the film set to bow on July 22, 2016. Warners had always planned to go out with a straight offer for Elba’s role, but for the part of Arthur, the plan is to begin putting out test offers next week to actors who would test the first week of August. Ritchie has been meeting with actors over the past few months, and sources say some of the thesps had expected to receive those offers soon, though their identities are still unknown. The most recent of numerous “King Arthur” adaptations was a 2004 version starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley. Warners had previously tried getting an “Arthur & Lancelot” pic off the ground with David Dobkin directing and Kit Harington starring, but the project never made it into production. Elba continues his hot streak of meaty roles with a handful of pics set to bow including “No Good Deed” opposite Taraji P. Henson and “The Gunman” alongside Sean Penn. He also will appear in “Bastille Day” and voice Shere Khan in Disney’s “The Jungle Book.” He is repped by WME, Headshell Management and the Artists Partnership.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 1, 2014 18:04:58 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/charlie-hunnam-to-play-king-arthur-for-guy-ritchie-1201292511/Charlie Hunnam is director Guy Ritchie’s choice to play King Arthur in the Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow medieval tentpole. Elizabeth Olsen is the frontrunner for the female lead. Idris Elba is attached to play a Merlin-esque figure who trains and mentors Arthur. Hunnam, who stars in “Sons of Anarchy,” read for the part recently along with Henry Cavill and Jai Courtney. Joby Harold wrote the the script and is producing with Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell. Plot details are under wraps with the film set to open on July 22, 2016. Disney released “King Arthur” in 2004 starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley. Warners had been developing an “Arthur and Lancelot” project with David Dobkin directing and Kit Harington starring, but the project never made it into production. Hunnam is repped by CAA and Brillstein. The Deadline.com site first reported the news about Hunnam.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 20, 2014 8:48:39 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/astrid-berges-frisbey-warner-bros-king-arthur-1201282540/“I Origins” actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey is in talks to play Guinevere opposite Charlie Hunnam in Warner Bros.’ retelling of “King Arthur.” Guy Ritchie will direct the medieval epic. In the classic tale, Guinevere is the young lover of King Arthur before she later betrays him for the knight Lancelot. Ritchie’s film is expected to focus on Arthur’s earlier days. Hunnam stars in the film with Idris Elba playing his right hand man, Bedivere. Joby Harold penned the script and is producing with Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell. “King Arthur” hits theaters July 22, 2016. Berges-Frisbey beat out a handful of ladies who were chasing the role including Elizabeth Olsen, Felicity Jones and Alicia Vikander. The CAA-repped actress has also appeared in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”
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