Deadline reports that
Wrath of the Titans and
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles director
Jonathan Liebesman is attached to direct
Man at Arms for Thunder Road Pictures, which is described as an
Unforgiven-esque twist on the
King Arthur story. This project follows an older Sir Lancelot as he sets out to make amends after his love for Guinevere ends up destroying Camelot.
The film comes from screenwriter
Jeremy Lott, who famously sold a
shared universe Robin Hood franchise pitch to Sony Pictures last fall for a cool $1 million. Liebesman most recently helmed Paramount Pictures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which grossed nearly $500 million worldwide. Despite the box office success, Liebesman is not returning to direct
the sequel.
Man at Arms is the latest in a line of fantasy-tinged projects gaining steam at studios, despite the complete lack of box office evidence to support a public desire for such films. Its possible the studios have been spurred by the success of
Game of Thrones, but Robin Hood and his Merry Men are a far cry from Jon Snow and the Mother of Dragons. There are a number of
Robin Hood movies in development at the moment, including a revisionist take at Disney, an edgy origin story at Lionsgate, and the aforementioned shared universe project at Sony.
Out of all of these similar-sounding projects, though, I have to admit Liebesmans take sounds the most interesting, even if people arent exactly clamoring for more
King Arthur stories. Given the glut of films in development, Ill be curious to see which (if any) actually make it to production.
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