King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
	British theatrical release poster
Directed by	Guy Ritchie
Screenplay by	Joby Harold; Guy Ritchie; Lionel Wigram;
Story by	David Dobkin; Joby Harold;
Produced by	Akiva Goldsman; Joby Harold; Tory Tunnell; Steve Clark-Hall; Guy Ritchie; Lionel Wigram;
Starring	Charlie Hunnam; Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey; Djimon Hounsou; Aidan Gillen; Jude Law; Eric Bana;
Cinematography	John Mathieson
Edited by	James Herbert
Music by	Daniel Pemberton
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Pictures; Village Roadshow Pictures; Weed Road Pictures; Safehouse Pictures; Ritchie/Wigram Productions; RatPac-Dune Entertainment;
Distributed by	Roadshow Films (Australia and New Zealand); Warner Bros. Pictures (International);
Release dates	8 May 2017 (TCL Chinese Theatre); 12 May 2017 (United States); 19 May 2017 (United Kingdom);
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	Australia; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$175 million
Box office	$148.7 million

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action-adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie who co-wrote the film with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, inspired by Arthurian legends. The film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character and Jude Law as the tyrannical king Vortigern who is attempting to kill him, with Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, and Eric Bana in supporting roles.^[7]

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on 8 May 2017 and was theatrically released on 12 May 2017 in the United States and 19 May 2017 in the United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews, and grossed $148.7 million worldwide against its $175 million production budget. Originally, the film was meant to be the first in a six-film franchise, but the planned sequels were cancelled after it underperformed at the box office and lost Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures over $150 million.^[8]

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^ "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". AllMovie. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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[insight-1] "Film releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[2] "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[BOM-3] "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[4] "King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[allmovie-5] "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)". AllMovie. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

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[NPR-7] Jenkins, Mark (11 May 2017). "'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword': An Edgy Script, Dulled By CGI". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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