As reported back in January, Warner Bros. have finally hit on an idea for King Arthur that they like. Word that Guy Ritchie has returned to the project, having left it once before, is this morning thoroughly borne out by the fact that his King Arthur now has a release date. Warners have nabbed the otherwise unoccupied tentpole summer slot of July 22, 2016, proving by divine providence (or at least studio edict) that Guy Ritchie is to carry Excalibur.Back in 2010 when he was working on it before, Ritchie's thrust was thought to be very much based on Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, the 15th Century text that assembled most of the popular tales of Arthur (the Knights of the Round Table, the Holy Grail, Merlin, Gareth, Lancelot and Guinevere, Arthur's battles with Rome, Tristan and Isolde and so on) into a single narrative. The implication was that, in contrast...
- 4/11/2014
- EmpireOnline
Vertigo Comics' "Madame Xanadu", Vol. 4: Extra Sensory", available August 10, 2011, is written by Matt Wagner, with illustrations by Amy Reeder, Marley Zarcone, Marian Churchland, and a cover by Mark Buckingham :
"...this final volume collecting issues #24-29 is set in 1960's New York City and features the five senses, illustrated by five sensational female artists..."
'Madame Xanadu', the comic book mystic, inspired by author Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", was once 'Nimue Inwudu', the youngest sister of 'Morgana' ('Morgaine Le Fay') and 'Vivienne', the 'Lady of the Lake', descendants of the 'Elder Folk', who are survivors of 'Atlantis' who evolved into the 'Homo Magi' race.
Nimue cast an imprisoning spell on her former lover 'Merlin', blaming him for manipulating 'Camelot' and the course of history for his own gain. But Merlin succeeds in stripping her magic, forcing her to use potions to maintain her immortality.
Nimue then wandered the world,...
"...this final volume collecting issues #24-29 is set in 1960's New York City and features the five senses, illustrated by five sensational female artists..."
'Madame Xanadu', the comic book mystic, inspired by author Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", was once 'Nimue Inwudu', the youngest sister of 'Morgana' ('Morgaine Le Fay') and 'Vivienne', the 'Lady of the Lake', descendants of the 'Elder Folk', who are survivors of 'Atlantis' who evolved into the 'Homo Magi' race.
Nimue cast an imprisoning spell on her former lover 'Merlin', blaming him for manipulating 'Camelot' and the course of history for his own gain. But Merlin succeeds in stripping her magic, forcing her to use potions to maintain her immortality.
Nimue then wandered the world,...
- 7/17/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Are you chivalrous enough to be a Knight of the Round Table?
To celebrate the launch of the Knights of Albion series of Arthurian adventure, publisher Abaddon Books is on the hunt for knights in shining armour to sit on a 21st Century King Arthur's Round Table - and they could win the chance to be a real knight for a day.
As part of the hunt, a real knight in shining armour ventured out onto the streets of London - and caused a few stares - as he searched for likely candidates.
Whether it's rescuing a princess from a dragon or just opening doors for your beloved, wannabe Sir Galahads can reveal why they should earn a place at Arthur's side by going to the Abaddon Books webpage here.
The most chivalrous are in with a chance to win an exclusive day of training from experts at a specialist jousting facility,...
To celebrate the launch of the Knights of Albion series of Arthurian adventure, publisher Abaddon Books is on the hunt for knights in shining armour to sit on a 21st Century King Arthur's Round Table - and they could win the chance to be a real knight for a day.
As part of the hunt, a real knight in shining armour ventured out onto the streets of London - and caused a few stares - as he searched for likely candidates.
Whether it's rescuing a princess from a dragon or just opening doors for your beloved, wannabe Sir Galahads can reveal why they should earn a place at Arthur's side by going to the Abaddon Books webpage here.
The most chivalrous are in with a chance to win an exclusive day of training from experts at a specialist jousting facility,...
- 4/30/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Read more: Joseph Fiennes talks Wicklow based 'Camelot' The Starz network has placed a ten-episode order for the Irish produced series Camelot. The new project, from Irish producer Morgan O'Sullivan, is being prepped for an early 2011 premiere on the entrertainment network. The series will be shot in Ireland and is expected to be based on Thomas Malory's 15 century Arthurian legend Le Morte d'Arthur. "The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated intensely at different times throughout history," Starz's Chris Albrecht told the press. "The creative team has envisioned a highly entertaining and distinctly original TV program that fits in perfectly with our lineup. Read more: Joseph Fiennes talks Wicklow based 'Camelot'...
- 12/22/2010
- IrishCentral
The story of King Arthur can definitely be described as enduring. Rooted in the Dark Ages, it was shifted into the Middle Ages (with all the associated knights in armour, chivalry and damsels) by Sir Thomas Malory's classic 15th century work Le Morte d'Arthur.
With all the myth and mystery surrounding this semi-historical tale, not to mention its ingredients of love, power and betrayal, it provides rich material for literature, TV and film.
A third series of the BBC's Smallville-styled reimagining Merlin has just finished (with a fourth promised), while a 10-part miniseries called Camelot - starring Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Eva Green as Morgana, Jamie Campbell Bower as Arthur and Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere - is in production in Ireland and will air on cable channel Starz in the USA.
In addition, The Hollywood Reporter revealed in October that Working Title is developing a Merlin movie from a...
With all the myth and mystery surrounding this semi-historical tale, not to mention its ingredients of love, power and betrayal, it provides rich material for literature, TV and film.
A third series of the BBC's Smallville-styled reimagining Merlin has just finished (with a fourth promised), while a 10-part miniseries called Camelot - starring Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Eva Green as Morgana, Jamie Campbell Bower as Arthur and Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere - is in production in Ireland and will air on cable channel Starz in the USA.
In addition, The Hollywood Reporter revealed in October that Working Title is developing a Merlin movie from a...
- 12/8/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Chris Chibnall has revealed that he has planned several seasons of new Starz fantasy drama Camelot. The showrunner told Collider that the series would take its inspiration from Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. "We have a grand plan, which...will allow for multiple seasons," he explained. "We're starting right from the birth of Arthur, and we'll go through and try to tell the truth that lies behind the myth." Chibnall confirmed that the show would present a realistic take on the Arthurian legends. "These are the events that could have contributed to these myths, because myths (more)...
- 10/28/2010
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has bought the UK rights to romantic adventure series Camelot. The broadcaster will air the ten-episode show, featuring Jamie Campbell Bower and Joseph Fiennes, in 2011. Based on the legend of King Arthur, Camelot stars Bower as Arthur, Fiennes as Merlin and Tamsin Egerton as legendary heroine Guinevere. A spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "Camelot will be based on Thomas Malory's 15th century book Le Morte d'Arthur, (more)...
- 10/6/2010
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Starz, an American premium cable network, announced that it had secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to Camelot, an Irish-British-American-Canadian co-production that tells the story of King Arthur. This 10-episode drama will be aired in the first half of 2011. Besides, if I tell you that some people behind the TV series The Tudors are taking part in the creation of Camelot, will you keep reading this post?
Obviously, the story of this TV series will be based on Le Morte d'Arthur, a book written in the 15th century by English writer Thomas Malory. Expect the story will be retold in a modern way so that we, people of the 21rst century can relate to it.
As for the casting, it's being done right now. Furthermore, production on this TV series will begin in June in Ireland and the post-production will be done in Canada.
Finally, Academy Award® winning producer Graham King (The Tourist,...
Obviously, the story of this TV series will be based on Le Morte d'Arthur, a book written in the 15th century by English writer Thomas Malory. Expect the story will be retold in a modern way so that we, people of the 21rst century can relate to it.
As for the casting, it's being done right now. Furthermore, production on this TV series will begin in June in Ireland and the post-production will be done in Canada.
Finally, Academy Award® winning producer Graham King (The Tourist,...
- 3/22/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
In a move that seems to have been inspired by their break-out success with Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the premium cable channel Starz has okayed a second TV fantasy series, Camelot, a contemporary retelling of the King Arthur legend. Despite its modern setting, the show will be based on Le Morte d'Arthur, Thomas Malory's 15th compilation of most of the King Arthur mythology. The ten-episode series will reportedly debut in mid-2011. Last year, NBC aired Kings, a contemporary retelling of the King David legend, but without much ratings success. Camelot will be produced by Graham King, who won an Oscar for The Departed (and who also has in the works movie versions of the children's fantasy The Invention of Hugo Cabret and the sci-fi novel Hyperion) and two producers of The Tudors, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst. Starz' first original TV series was Crash, but has had its greatest success with their second offering,...
- 3/22/2010
- thetorchonline
Starz has placed a ten-episode order for Camelot, it has been announced. The contemporary project, from Michael Hirst and Morgan O'Sullivan, is being eyed for an early 2011 premiere on the cable network. The series, which will be shot in Ireland, is to be based on Thomas Malory's 15th century book Le Morte d'Arthur. "The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated intensely at different times throughout history," (more)...
- 3/22/2010
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall is working on a new TV series called Camelot, based on the King Arthur story, for American cable channel Starz.
Chibnall has also written two episodes of the new Doctor Who series starting on April 3, as well as penning stories for Law & Order: UK and Life on Mars.
Starz president and CEO Chris Albecht proclaimed (somewhat inaccurately for those of us who know the origins of the Arthurian legend): "The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated at different times throughout history."
The 10-episode show will premiere in the first half of 2011, says The Hollywood Reporter. It will use Thomas Malory's 15th century work Le Morte d'Arthur as a basis for what is described as a romantic adventure series.
It will be the first project from Graham King's new company...
Chibnall has also written two episodes of the new Doctor Who series starting on April 3, as well as penning stories for Law & Order: UK and Life on Mars.
Starz president and CEO Chris Albecht proclaimed (somewhat inaccurately for those of us who know the origins of the Arthurian legend): "The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated at different times throughout history."
The 10-episode show will premiere in the first half of 2011, says The Hollywood Reporter. It will use Thomas Malory's 15th century work Le Morte d'Arthur as a basis for what is described as a romantic adventure series.
It will be the first project from Graham King's new company...
- 3/22/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Starz is building a new Camelot: The network has given a 10-episode order for a new romantic adventure series based on the Arthurian legends.
Camelot, which comes from the team behind The Tudors and Torchwood, will use Thomas Malory's 15th-century book, Le Morte d'Arthur, as a starting point for the series before turning into a modern retelling of ...
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Camelot, which comes from the team behind The Tudors and Torchwood, will use Thomas Malory's 15th-century book, Le Morte d'Arthur, as a starting point for the series before turning into a modern retelling of ...
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- 3/22/2010
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Thomas Haden Church (All About Steve) will star opposite Matt LeBlanc, Claire Forlani, Kathleen Rose Perkins, and Stephen Mangan in Showtime's upcoming single-camera comedy series Episodes, where he will play Merc Lapidus, the network president who purchases the format for a British comedy series and then ruins it when he attempts to adapt it for American audiences. Church is slated to appear in six out of seven of Episodes', er, episodes. Series will air on BBC Two in the UK. (Variety) Starz is heading to Camelot. The pay cabler has ordered ten episodes of romantic adventure series Camelot, a contemporary retelling of the Arthurian legends of Thomas Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" that will be written by Chris Chibnall (Torchwood) and executive produced by Graham King and The Tudors' Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst. Production on the series, originally developed at Showtime,...
- 3/22/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Chris Albrecht is building "Camelot" at Starz.
In its first series order since Albrecht took the reins as president and CEO, the pay cabler has greenlighted a contemporary retelling of the Arthurian legend from a producing team that encompasses four countries -- the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Canada -- and is led by Oscar-winning producer Graham King and "The Tudors" masterminds Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
The 10-episode "Camelot," slated to premiere in first-half 2011, marks the first project from King's recently launched Gk-tv. It uses Thomas Malory's 15th century compilation, "Le Morte d'Arthur," often considered the definitive work on the legend of King Arthur, as a starting point for a take on the tale that looks to weave authenticity into a narrative relatable to contemporary audiences.
"The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated at different times throughout history,...
In its first series order since Albrecht took the reins as president and CEO, the pay cabler has greenlighted a contemporary retelling of the Arthurian legend from a producing team that encompasses four countries -- the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Canada -- and is led by Oscar-winning producer Graham King and "The Tudors" masterminds Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
The 10-episode "Camelot," slated to premiere in first-half 2011, marks the first project from King's recently launched Gk-tv. It uses Thomas Malory's 15th century compilation, "Le Morte d'Arthur," often considered the definitive work on the legend of King Arthur, as a starting point for a take on the tale that looks to weave authenticity into a narrative relatable to contemporary audiences.
"The story of Arthur isn't history, it's mythology, and Camelot isn't a place but an idea of hope that has resonated at different times throughout history,...
- 3/21/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just two days ago, I brought you the rundown of what filmmakers were dusting off their Tennyson, Le Morte d'Arthur, T.H. White and John Boorman and heading back to that spot that was once known as Camelot. One of them is now officially official, as Variety reports that Guy Ritchie is attached to direct a new King Arthur film for Warner Bros. But instead of the Warren Ellis script that was being bandied around, Variety says it'll be scripted by Ritchie and John Hodge.
Beyond that, there's as little to go on as there was in the scraps of my previous Arthurian article. Variety notes that it will be a "re-imagining" of the Arthur myth, but that it's drawing on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d' Arthur. This 15th century collection of tales has been the basis of just about every Arthur story to date, including John Boorman's Excalibur.
Beyond that, there's as little to go on as there was in the scraps of my previous Arthurian article. Variety notes that it will be a "re-imagining" of the Arthur myth, but that it's drawing on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d' Arthur. This 15th century collection of tales has been the basis of just about every Arthur story to date, including John Boorman's Excalibur.
- 3/10/2010
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Last week it was reported that Guy Ritchie was planning a King Arthur movie*, and now Variety has turned up a few tidbits to add to the mix. It seems that this news story will be based on Thomas Malory's 15th century collection of Arthur legends, Le Morte d'Arthur,and that Ritchie is already working with John Hodge (Trainspotting) on the screenplay.For those of you not au fait with 15th century literature, Malory's book was started when he was in prison in the 1450s, and assembled all the popular tales about Arthur into one easily-readable (if Middle English is your thing) package. The sections of the book focus on Arthur's birth, his struggle against the Roman Empire, his knights Lancelot and Gareth, the story of Tristan and Isolde, the quest for the Holy Grail, Lancelot's affair with Guinevere and the breaking of the Round Table and Arthur's death.
- 3/10/2010
- EmpireOnline
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