Charlie Hunnam to Play King Arthur for Guy Ritchie

[Wangman Page]

Charlie Hunnam is director Guy Ritchie’s choice to play King Arthur in the Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow medieval tentpole.

Elizabeth Olsen is the frontrunner for the female lead. Idris Elba is attached to play a Merlin-esque figure who trains and mentors Arthur.

Hunnam, who stars in “Sons of Anarchy,â€￾ read for the part recently along with Henry Cavill and Jai Courtney.

Joby Harold wrote the the script and is producing with Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell. Plot details are under wraps with the film set to open on July 22, 2016.

Disney released “King Arthurâ€￾ in 2004 starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley. Warners had been developing an “Arthur and Lancelotâ€￾ project with David Dobkin directing and Kit Harington starring, but the project never made it into production.

Hunnam is repped by CAA and Brillstein.

I love the King Arthur story so I hope this is good.

 

[Fuji Vice]

Is Charlie Hunnam going to be playing every role in Hollywood soon? It certainly seems that way right now.