JUSTICE LEAGUE Director Zack Snyder Is Developing A "Faithful" Retelling Of The King Arthur Legend

JUSTICE LEAGUE Director Zack Snyder Is Developing A "Faithful" Retelling Of The King Arthur Legend

Fans have been speculating about Zack Snyder's next project once Justice League and Army of the Dead are released, and the popular filmmaker has now teased a faithful retelling of the Arthurian legend!

By Nighthawk01 - Feb 16, 2021 01:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: I Minutemen

Zack Snyder's Justice League hits HBO Max next month, while Army of the Dead arrives on Netflix later this year. That makes it an exciting time to be a fan of the Watchmen and Man of Steel director, but what comes next? We know a return to the DC Extended Universe is unlikely, and only time will tell whether Marvel Studios or Lucasfilm consider working with the director. 

Recently, Snyder caught up with I Minutemen to hype up the Snyder Cut's release, and revealed that one of the projects he's working on is a retelling on the legend of King Arthur. 

"I'm working on something but we'll see," he teased. "I've been thinking about some kind of retelling, like, [a] real sort of faithful retelling of that Arthurian mythological concept. We'll see. Maybe that will come at some point."

We've seen a lot of films based on Arthurian Legend over the years, with one of the most recent being Guy Ritchie's take in 2017. That starred Charlie Hunnam, but didn't receive an overly warm response (mixing fantasy/a historical setting with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels doesn't work that well as it turns out).

Given Snyder's acclaimed work on 300, he could prove to be a perfect fit for a story like this. The visuals would certainly be on another level, while his interest in exploring the "Arthurian mythological concept" could prove to be both something we haven't seen before, and a fresh take on a familiar setting. 

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MUTO123
MUTO123 - 2/16/2021, 1:25 AM
Didn’t we already kinda get this with the Clive Owen movie?
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 2/16/2021, 1:29 AM

And for his Norse mythology project.

Wish we could also have stuff like Mahābhārata but i want it to be faithful and no whitewashing ffs.

Hollywood can deliver it but...ehhh it's risky.
But if done well, it would be soooo good, man.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 2/16/2021, 1:42 AM
@Doomsday8888 -


Hasn't there been a Bollywood version of Mahābhārata rumoured for a little while?

I know Brahmāstra is being made starring Ranbir Kapoor
SnideCut
SnideCut - 2/16/2021, 2:48 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Anyone but Snyder for Mahabharata please
BestAtWhatIDo
BestAtWhatIDo - 2/16/2021, 5:29 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Mahābhārata has Tarsem written all over it. Not sure a studio would trust him with a huge budget, but from what I hear, there's a lot of South Asian content being greenlit now, so maybe?
Kumkani
Kumkani - 2/16/2021, 1:33 AM
Sounds like the exact thing he's been trying to do with these movies. "Arthurian, mythological, mythic," etc. Sounds right up his alley.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 2/16/2021, 1:36 AM
This is the type of project I'm more interested in from Snyder, less of his Superhero movies.

Would like to see him do a pure ball to the walls action movie, something like Commando or Predator

UXASIS
UXASIS - 2/16/2021, 1:43 AM
Am I the only one here who liked Ritchie's Arthur?

It was a fast-paced movie with a great cast and cool action.

Both funny and serious. One of the top three movies of 2017.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/16/2021, 2:12 AM
@DARKSEIDDIS - I liked it too actually. Action was pretty fun
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/16/2021, 2:29 AM
@DARKSEIDDIS - the opening of him growing up is so well done.
SnideCut
SnideCut - 2/16/2021, 2:48 AM
@DARKSEIDDIS - I loved it
Deodorant
Deodorant - 2/16/2021, 3:23 AM
@DARKSEIDDIS - Nope I liked it.
dracula
dracula - 2/16/2021, 1:50 AM
His Zombie movie franchise now this. Another thing to stop any chance of him even considering doing more DC


Wont be watching it but hey Snyder fans get a movie and he doesn't get to mess up DC. its a win win
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 2/16/2021, 1:55 AM
Honestly that's the perfect material for him. He should just go full Peter Jackson and film the 4 parts of The Once and Future King by T.H. White: The Sword in the Stone,The Queen of Air and Darkness, The Ill Made Knight, and The Candle in the Wind.
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