KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE: KING ARTHUR Casts Its 'Guinevere'
Warner Bros. and director Guy Ritchie have cast Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey in the role of Guinevere next to Charlie Hunnam's King Arthur in their retelling of the legendary tale. More past the jump.
According to Deadline, French actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey is in final negotiations to play Guinevere in Guy Ritchie's Knights Of The Roundtable: King Arthur. Berges-Frisbey's biggest role to date was playing the mermaid Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, though she also appeared in Mike Cahill’s acclaimed sci-fi flick, I Origins. She joins Charlie Hunnam as Arthur, and his Pacific Rim castmate Idris Elba as a knight named Bedivere. It was previously reported that Elizabeth Olsen was up for the female lead (which is presumably Guinevere) but there's no mention of that in Deadline's article. There have been various movies, comics and tv shows based around Arthurian legend over the years, including the underrated Camelot and the mediocre Disney produced flick with Clive Owen in the title role. The most successful take was arguably John Boorman's Excalibur back in 1981. Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell will produce, Joby Harold (Awake, Edge Of Tomorrow) is on script duty. The movie is set for a July 22, 2016 release.
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