First Look at ‘Knights of the Round Table’ That’s Premiering Against ‘Power Rangers’
You know me, I’ll do anything to mention Lionsgate’s upcoming Power Rangers feature film set for July 22, 2016. Know what else is premiering that date? Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table, which Warner Bros. has plans to turn into a franchise spanning SIX movies. What happened to the good, old-fashioned trilogy?
Here’s a bite-sized preview straight from Ritchie’s Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/realguyritchie/status/575398577796612096
Well, it certainly looks like what you’d think a King Arthur movie to look like. Yay? (Side note: I misspelled “King Arthur” two seconds ago into “Kung Arthur” and now I want a kung-fu fighting King Arthur more than anything.)
Between Joseph Kahn’s Power/Rangers and now my bae-equivalent of bombastic filmmaking Guy Ritchie going toe-to-toe against my beloved Power Rangers, this has been quite the year of cognitive dissonance for me.
Here’s some information thine courtesy of thy press release. I totally botched olde English, haters shall hate:
Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to an original King Arthur epic, a sweeping fantasy action adventure starring Charlie Hunnam (FX’s “Sons of Anarchy”), for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Principal photography has begun at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, UK.
The bold new story introduces a streetwise young Arthur who runs the back alleys of Londonium with his gang, unaware of the life he was born for until he grasps hold of the sword Excalibur—and with it, his future. Instantly challenged by the power of Excalibur, Arthur is forced to make some hard choices. Throwing in with the Resistance and a mysterious young woman named Guinevere, he must learn to master the sword, face down his demons and unite the people to defeat the tyrant Vortigern, who stole his crown and murdered his parents, and become King.
The film will shoot primarily at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, and on location in Wales and Scotland.
Slated for release on July 22, 2016, it will be distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
During the Disney ownership of the Power Rangers franchise, production was briefly overseen by Village Roadshow Pictures. Amazing how some things come full circle.
Ooh, also! There was a whole episode of Power Rangers Time Force where the Red Ranger got kick-ass armor upgrades after fighting an evil black knight. They also have a hard time believing the Green Ranger when he tells them the evil knight made him lose their pizza. The Power Rangers. Not believing a knight exists. It’s as bonkers as it sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkyeb8vfSE
