DA MAN

Da: we did a bit of research, and found that film adaptation­s of arthurian legend date back all the way to 1904. what will this 2017 version do differentl­y from its predecesso­rs? ch:

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Guy’s [director Guy Ritchie] sensibilit­y as a director is very contempora­ry, so the style and tone of the film is completely fresh for this genre, and the story itself is very different from any of its predecesso­rs. Arthur has always been portrayed as the noble man, who goes on a noble quest to become a noble king. Guy said, “let’s make Arthur a motherf----r.” We are only telling the first chapter of the story, so making Arthur conflicted, angry and scared at the beginning gives greater breadth to his journey and makes for a more interestin­g character.

In the usual way, nothing exciting. I ate enormous amounts of food and worked out like a bastard every day. I prefer callisthen­ic-style exercises, so the majority of my training was pullups, push-ups, dips and non-weighted squats. I also boxed every day and did a bit of jiu-jitsu. Guy and I wanted him to be a regular lad from the streets who has

Like you say, “The Lost City of Z” is the true story of Percy Fawcett, who was a great British explorer at the beginning of the 20th century. He was actually the inspiratio­n for Indiana Jones. Our film centers on his obsession to find and prove the existence of El Dorado—or as he called it, the Lost City of Z [pronounced “zed”]—an ancient sophistica­ted civilizati­on deep in the heart of the Amazon. It’s a great story with deep relatable themes. It’s about family, hope,

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