‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Featurette: Jude Law Is Hungry For More Power
Initially scheduled to come out almost ten months ago,Guy Ritchie’sKing Arthur: Legend of the Swordfinally opens in theaters this Friday. Unfortunately, it’s going up againstGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2without the most promising buzz. Early reviews haven’t been kind to the film, and box-office analysts don’t see it going beyond $25 million this weekend. It is the new movie from Guy Ritchie, though, whose name, reviews be damned, is enough to get some of us to the theater.
Below, watch theKing Arthur: Legend of the Swordfeaturette on Vortigern (Jude Law).
Charlie Hunnam’s performance inThe Lost City of Zleft me interested in seeing whatever he does next. What’s next for him happens to beKing Arthur, which started shooting over two years ago and was once said to be part one of asix-part series. Talk of a franchise has died down lately, though.
Thelast trailermade the film look like a big and potentially messy fantasy pic, with Led Zeppelin blaring, Arthur’s magical, slow-motion inducing sword, a gigantic elephant, and the kind of frenetic energy we expect from Ritchie. The story of Arthur reclaiming the throne doesn’t appear to lack scope. Whether it has more to offer than that, we’ll see this weekend.
Coming off hot afterThe Man From U.N.C.L.E., a joyful popcorn movie, it would be disappointing ifKing Arthur: The Legend of the Swordturned out to be miss from Ritchie. He’s a filmmaker with good taste and style, so I imagine even ifKing Arthur: The Legend of the Swordis as underwhelming as the critical consensus suggests, maybe it’ll at least have some high-energy sequences from the director, whosenext projectis possiblyAlladin.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” Starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur’s journey from the streets to the throne.
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern (Jude Law), Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.
