Warner Brothers’ Sherlock Holmes and Snatch director Guy Ritchie’s ambitious six-film King Arthur project has finally found its two leads. According to Deadline, Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam will play Arthur, while Variety reports that Godzilla and Avengers: Age of Ultron actress Elizabeth Olsen is in negotiations to play the female lead, Guinevere.
The roles were last played by Clive Owen and Keria Knightley, respectively, in Disney’s 2004 King Arthur.
Written by Joby Harold (Awake) and produced by Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Lone Survivor), King Arthur also stars Idris Elba as Arthur’s Merlin-like mentor, and is slated to hit theaters on July 22, 2016.
Originally published August 28, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
