'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' trivia and fun facts
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Long film series
It's planned six film series.
So many changes
On January 21, 2016, Warner Bros. announced this film would be pushed back from February 17, 2017 to March 24, 2017. The title was also changed to 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' in July 2016.
More coincidences
This film reunited Charlie Hunnam and Geoff Bell, both of whom were in 'Green Street Hooligans' (2005).
GOT
Three of the characters had meet before in 'Game Of Thrones': Aidan Gillen, Michael McElhatton y Eline Powell.
Problems with the script
Very little of Toby Harold's script was used. Producer Lionel Wigram rewrote it considerably.
Three times for Ritchie and Law
This film marks the third collaboration between Jude Law and director Guy Ritchie. They previously worked together on 'Sherlock Holmes' (2009) and its 2011 sequel.
Antagonists
In this film, Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law trade places as the main protagonist and his nemesis from the movie Cold Mountain (2003).
Charlie Hunnam and King Arthur's films
Coincidentally, as a six-year-old child, Charlie Hunnam was so obsessed with director John Boorman's Arthurian legend Excalibur (1981), he watched it repeatedly over the years.
Declined
It was offered a role to Colin Farrel but he declined
Hunnam and Gillan, together again
Charlie Hunnam (Arthur) and Aiden Gillan (Bill) were lovers in the UK version of 'Queer as Folk'.