Bruckenheimer to do King Arthur

[Corinth]

This is going to suck.

 

[Tsyr]

Not that I can read (what I expect is) Italian, but I guess "as far as I'm aware" isn't very far.

The general gist of it, if I read it right, is that the latin "Artorius"/"Arturius"/Arturus" is either a derivation of or a latinization of the celtic "Artos"...

But my italian is so bad it isn't even worth talking about, so It could be talking about chicken mating rituals, for all I can tell...

 

[Chain Lightning]

What? Not having Micheal Bay direct it? Come on, I wanted to see Lancelot with two swords while the camera rotates in slow mo at waist level around him.


Well, at least for once we'll have a Guinevere that makes us understand why Lancelot's will power gets grinded down...heh heh.

 

[Orius]

It might be interesting to see Arthur portrayed from a more realistic historical view rather than a legendary mythical one. I'd say it might make a good movie, if a bit violent. Besides, anything has got to be better than First Knight.

 

[Umbran]

The folks who'd like to see a more historical take on Arthur - as a Roman, even - might like to know that it's already been done.

Jack Whyte wrote The Camulod Chronicles ( The Skystone, The Singing Sword, The Eagle's Brood, The Saxon Shore, and others). Pretty much no magic whatsoever.

 

[Rune]

Claiming that this is 'historical' or bears any resemblance to Mallory takes the biscuit... ok, I know in Mallory, Arthur conquers Rome - to demonstrate independence from the Pope. Hardly the same thing.

The claim is that Mallory made the claim, which I can believe (that Mallory made the claim, not necessarily that he actually researched it). Writers of the era were real fond of anacronyms.

 

[shilsen]

Writers of the era were real fond of anacronyms.

Anachronisms.

I think Mallory may have pulled that aspect of the story from "The Dream of Macsen Wledig" in the Mabinogion. Some aspects of that story are very similar to Arthurian legends.

 

[Rune]

Anachronisms.

Funny. Dictionary.com totally freaked out when I tried to type that word in.

 

[2d6]

So.....

which role do think Steve Buscemi will play?


2d6

 

[Krug]

So.....

which role do think Steve Buscemi will play?


2d6

Guinevere?