Entertainment Weekly have provided us with our very first look at Sons Of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur in Guy Ritchie’s ‘in-production’ movie of the same name. The film sounds interesting as within the magazine, Hunnam spoke about the iconic character, and how Richie’s version will be different from anything we’ve seen before.
Here’s what he had to say.
“[Arthur is] a little bit rough around the edges, but he’s basically a survivor. He’s a hustler. He’s a street kid. There’s definitely a harder edge to him than people would imagine. It’s sort of classic Guy Ritchie stuff.”
… and here is EW’s cover with Hunnam as the medieval legend plastered across the front of it..
According to the interviews contained in the magazine, Ritchie’s version of the King Arthur legend will feature “giant snakes, massive war elephants, and a monstrous Viking-like creature known as The Nemesis.”
Wow. Here’s what Richie had to say about his movie and the new tone.
“I think where the pitfall has often been is trying to make King Arthur bland and nice, and nice and bland. The two qualities make rather compatible bed companions. Unfortunately, they’re not interesting to watch. Luke Skywalker was always the most uninteresting character in Star Wars because he’s the good guy. Good guys are boring.”
Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Jude Law, Eric Bana and Aidan Gillen will also star.
Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur will release next summer.
