LIVE Magazine #257 May 2017

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photos: Peter Lovino
LIVE Magazine
by Levvy Carriker and Juli Ragsdale
WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND AMC THEATRES CROWNED
FANS ACROSS THE U.S. “KING FOR A DAY”
Audiences flocked to theaters from coast to coast to be the first to
see Guy Ritchie’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”
Moviegoers around the U.S. were given “King for a Day” status last evening
at 200 sold-out AMC Theatres—50 more than the original 150 participating,
due to overwhelming demand—for a free advance screening
of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “King Arthur:
Legend of the Sword.” An estimated 30,000 lucky attendees were not
only treated to the fantasy action adventure more than two weeks before
its theatrical release, but also received a limited edition, movie-themed
hat and a special poster created by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One
team.
CHARLIE HUNNAM as Arthur
Just days before the April 27 screenings, King Arthur himself, Charlie
Hunnam, and his co-star Jude Law, posted online videos touting the
event, and yesterday, hours ahead of the 7 p.m. screening start time,
Hunnam, along with co-star Djimon Hounsou and the film’s director, Guy
Ritchie, participated in live Q&As on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Nationwide, the one-day screenings were met with great enthusiasm at
the theatres—many fans even arrived in costume for the occasion. The
screenings were followed immediately by an onslaught of social media
sharing in which those “crowned” King for a Day posted photos in their
“King Arthur” caps.
CHARLIE HUNNAM as Arthur in Warner Bros. Pictures
ABOUT THE FILM
Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy
action adventure “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” from Warner
Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. 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), Aurthur’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.
STARRING
Charlie Hunnam
(FX’s “Sons of Anarchy”) and Oscar nominee Law (“Cold Mountain,” “The
Talented Mr. Ripley”) are Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (“Pirates of the Caribbean:
On Stranger Tides”) as Mage; Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou
(“Blood Diamond,” “In America”) as Bedivere; Aidan Gillen (HBO’s “Game
of Thrones”) as Goose-Fat Bill; and Eric Bana (“Star Trek”) as Arthur’s
father, King Uther Pendragon.
ASTRID BERGÈS-FRISBEY as The Mage
Guy Ritchie
(“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” the “Sherlock Holmes” films) directed the
film from a screenplay by Joby Harold (“Awake”) and Guy Ritchie & Lionel
Wigram, story by David Dobkin (“The Judge”) and Joby Harold. The
film is produced by Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind,” “I
Am Legend”), Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell (“Awake,” “Holy Rollers”), and
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Sherlock Holmes”
PRODUCERS AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
producers Steve Clark-Hall, Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram. David Dobkin
and Bruce Berman are executive producers.