Deeming stories wherein a bunch of armored maniacs roam the countryside and kill Celts too "bland and nice," Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword aims to turn the icon of virtue and chivalry into a badass. Orphaned at a young age and now raised by three prostitutes in 5th-Century London, Arthur (or Arfur) will thieve his way through life. Eventually, he'll grow up to become Sons Of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam, claim his birthright, and fight some giant snakes and elephants. Not sure how this has anything to do with King Arthur? Tough break. That question doesn't stop a man who has already made millions out of turning Sherlock Holmes into a guy so smart he can beat the shit out of people.
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Wait, is he fighting an army of medieval RoboCops? If so, we reserve the right to take back every negative thing we wrote above.
But what could possibly be more extreme (and ridiculous) than Ritchie's cockney sparrow angle? Maybe a graffiti artist battling crime and ancient magic? That is indeed the plot of Fox's new Arthurian series Camelot. The show will take place in modern-era New York, where Art will battle newly awakened dark magic and regular old crime with his cop ex-girlfriend Gwen (and doesn't that sound ever so familiar).