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A mythical story known to all: a young lad named Arthur learns of his royal ancestry after he pulls the magical sword Excalibur from a stone. With his iconic style of organized chaos, renowned filmmaker Guy Ritchie breaths new life into this classic with King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Theaters will be crowning the new king this coming Friday, May 12, 2017.

Throughout the film fans will appreciate stylized visuals, expansive music score, and a dialogue that’s meaningful, as well as quippy. The feature opens with the the sprawling landscape of lush green lands, the haunting sounds of drums and strings, and the cries of people preparing for war. This is the introduction to the struggles of the Pendragon royal family. As the scene continues, fans of the show Merlin may cheer-on a certain cameo. The action escalates quickly, ending with a young Arthur, orphaned with no memory of his parentage. Viewers are absorbed following him on his odyssey from streets to throne.

This is how the picture differs from other adaptations. Ritchie made a conscious choice of telling the first chapter of the Arthurian saga. As other versions focus on Arthur becoming a king, Ritchie tells the story of how he becomes a man. Audiences follow him as he learns to defend, provide, and protect the commoners of Londinium. Although he is unaware of his noble lineage, he is revered as the village leader.

Growing up on the streets, this gritty version of Arthur was expertly portrayed by actor Charlie Hunnam. Fans may remember him from his silver-screen performance as Jax Teller in Sons of Anarchy. The same drive from a crew, conflicting moral compass, and passion for his people that was invoked in Jax is found ten-fold in Hunnam’s Arthur.

The movie elevates itself with the complementing performance of Oscar-winning Jude Law, portraying tyrant Vortigern Pendragon, uncle to Arthur. Every line, facial expression, and movement Law creates is a masterful performance of a man struggling to balance the lust of power.

It can also be said that magic itself is a key character in the film, unlike other renditions. Through dazzling special effects and perfectly tailored cinematography, Arthur encounter supernatural forces that help and harm him on his quest. The strongest magical struggle, however, is learning to master the sword, as it pushes the fledgling king into confronting the demons around him, as well as within.

The lucky few who live in Los Angeles have a chance to experience the traveling installation of Excalibur at LA Live, providing movie-goers a chance to wield it in a 360 video on Saturday and Sunday May 13-14, 2017. The entire cast and crew have maintained the essence of medieval knight’s tale while pushing the narrative into an arc with a modern flavor. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a must-see movie before the summer, particularly in 3D with immersive surround sound.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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