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- Products: Sherlock Holmes
- Genres: Action Adventure, Comedy
- Theatrical Release Date (US): December 25, 2009
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Cast Members: Jude Law, Mark Strong, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Studio: Silver Pictures
Apparently unsatisfied by Antoine Fuqua's 2004 action
epic, Hollywood is once again demanding a reimagining of the King Arthur
mythos. This time around, Warner Bros. has tapped director Guy Ritchie -
currently attached to at least 4,000 projects - to develop a new take on the
classic character with Trainspotting writer John Hodge.
Variety reports
that Ritchie and Hodge will craft the script using Thomas Malloy's text "Le
Morte d'Arthur" as inspiration. First published in 1485, the book features a
number of stories about Arthur, drawing from both French and English narratives.
It's unclear at this time whether the duo will adopt a straightforward
historical tone for the material, or apply the more whimsical, action-adventure
approach used in Ritchie's latest blockbuster, Sherlock
Holmes.
Speaking of which...with the wheels already turning on a
sequel to Sherlock - which Ritchie is
fully expected to direct - as well as uncertain futures for Ritchie's other
projects - including the long-in-development Lobo, The Siege of Malta and The Gamekeeper -- just where this
new Arthur tale will fit into the director's schedule remains to be seen. That said, after Ritchie's directorial
performance on Sherlock, we're happy
to see that the man's keeping busy.
Check back with UGO for
more on this and his other projects as things develop
