Arthur the King is a 2024 American adventure film directed by Simon Cellan Jones, starring Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, and Juliet Rylance.
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- Arthur the King is a 2024 American adventure film.
- It was directed by Simon Cellan Jones.
- It was written by Michael Brandt.
- Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, and Juliet Rylance star in the movie.
- It is based on the 2016 non-fiction book Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord.
- In the film, the captain of an adventure racing team befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur.
- He accompanies the team on a grueling 435-mile (700-km) endurance race through the Dominican Republic.
- The film was announced in 2019 as a Paramount Players release.
- It moved to Lionsgate in June 2020 and filming began in the Dominican Republic in January 2021.
- The film was released by Lionsgate on March 15, 2024, to mixed reviews from critics.
- Mark Wahlberg tore his knee on the first day of shooting and implemented the pain of his injury into his performance.
- It is based on the 2016 non-fiction book Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home.
- Swedish podcast “Tack För Kaffet” tried to interview Arthur in Gothenburg Book Fair 2016.
- Mark Wahlberg’s character Michael Light is based on Mikael Lindnord.
- Unlike Wahlberg and his character, Lindnord was born and raised in Sweden.
- With the real Arthur the dog living until December 2020, six full years passed since the race that brought them together.
- Mikael Lindnord (the real life racer) has not adopted another dog since Arthur’s passing. Furthermore, Arthur’s death occurred just weeks before Arthur the King began filming.
- The Arthur Foundation was founded to help dogs around the world receive better care.
- This included supporting the LOBA law in Ecuador (Organic Law of Animal Welfare Ley Organica de Bienestar Animal), which went into effect in April 2018.
- Arthur lived with Mikael Lindnord’s family (on which the movie was based on) in Sweden for roughly six years. Unfortunately, Arthur the dog died in December 2020 after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor.
- Baltasar Kormákur had originally signed on to direct the film, but dropped out during pre-production due to scheduling conflicts.
- Ukai plays Arthur in the film “Arthur the King”.
- The furry animal is a mix of three breeds: an Australian Shepherd, a Border Collie, and a Bouvier des Flandres.
- Arthur the King last shows Michael and Arthur running together in the mountains of Colorado 18 months after the race’s conclusion.
- In reality, Mikael and Arthur had already participated in another race by this time. The man and dog raced together in the Wings For Life World Run event held in Kalmar, Sweden in May 2015, just six months removed from their first race together.
- Paramount Players was initially attached as distributor, but left the film for unknown reasons and was replaced by Lionsgate in June 2020.
- Filming was planned to begin in Puerto Rico that fall.
- That December, it was reported that Lionsgate had also left the film.
- Filming instead began in January 2021, in the Dominican Republic.
- In November 2023, Lionsgate had rejoined as a distributor and set a release date of March 15, 2024.
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