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Article: `King Arthur': His royal macho majesty.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2004
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Byline: Jeff Strickler; Staff Writer
King Arthur and his band of legendary knights have fascinated storytellers as diverse as Mark Twain ("A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court") to Looney Tunes ("Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court"). They have been the subject of superhero epics ("King Arthur and the Knights of Justice"), sci-fi adventures ("The Spaceman and King Arthur") and spoofs ("King Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table").
So, the challenge facing the creators of "King Arthur," which opens today, was to come up with a new approach. They did, sort of. It's new to the King Arthur legend, but it's likely to remind viewers of ...