Warner Bros wanted a massive six-film universe. Instead, they got a $175 million cocktail of The Lord of the Rings and Snatch. Guy Ritchie stripped away the classic myths, transforming King Arthur into a street racketeer.
Charlie Hunnam fought for the lead role by doing 1,000 pushups a day and studying UFC champion Conor McGregor. The production built a massive Roman London and forged 40 Excaliburs, only to end up with a 3.5-hour cut that literally put the director to sleep.
A crippling casting mistake forced two months of frantic editing. Delayed for a year, the film became one of the biggest box office bombs of the decade. It killed the franchise plan but cemented its place as an undeniable cult classic among Ritchie fans.
Narration by Gabriel Perez gabrieljoseperez@gmail.com
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00:00 The six-film universe plan
00:48 Rewriting the legend
02:03 Casting Charlie Hunnam
03:52 The audition fight
04:47 1000 pushups & McGregor
05:32 Jude Law & the cast
06:49 Building Roman London
08:05 Forging Excalibur
08:24 Charlie steals the sword
09:51 Chemistry on set
11:20 The 3.5 hour cut
12:07 A royal box office flop
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