King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie, Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram. Loosely based on Arthurian legends, the film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character, with Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana in supporting roles. Steven Mnuchin, also the current United States Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration, was an executive producer of the film.
King Arthur premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on May 8, 2017 and was released in the United States on May 12, 2017, in 2D and RealD 3D. The film received mixed to negative reviews by critics and was a box office bomb, grossing just $15.4 million in its opening weekend and is projected to lose at least $150 million.
The film was set for a July 22, 2016 release, but on December 21, 2015, Warner Bros. moved the date to February 17, 2017, alongside Maze Runner: The Death Cure.On January 21, 2016, Warner Bros. announced it would be pushed back again to March 24, 2017.The title was changed to King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in July 2016.[24] In December 2016, the release was pushed back from its March 24 slot to May 12, 2017, possibly so as not to compete with CHiPs.
