Arthur the King

Arthur the King is an upcoming American adventure film directed by Simon Cellan Jones, written by Michael Brandt, and starring Mark Wahlberg and Simu Liu. 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, Lindnord (Wahlberg), the captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur, who accompanies the team on a grueling 400-mile endurance race through the Ecuadorian jungle.

Arthur the King
Directed bySimon Cellan Jones
Screenplay byMichael Brandt
Based onArthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home
by Mikael Lindnord
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJacques Jouffret
Production
companies
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was announced in 2019 as a Paramount Players release. It moved to Lionsgate in June 2020, and was dropped by the studio that December. Filming began in the Dominican Republic in January 2021. As of January 2022, it has been completed, with no distributor or release date announced.


Cast

Production

Baltasar Kormákur was initially going to direct the film,[4] but dropped out due to schedule conflicts.[5]

The casting of Mark Wahlberg as Lindnord was announced in July 2019.[6][7][8] In December 2020, it was announced that Simu Liu, Ali Suliman and Rob Collins were cast in the film and that Simon Cellan Jones would replace Kormákur.[5]

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.[9] That December, it was reported that Lionsgate had also left the film.[5]

Filming instead began in January 2021, in the Dominican Republic.[3] As of January 2022, the film is completed and a release date has yet to be announced.[2]

References
  1. McNary, Dave (June 18, 2020). "Mark Wahlberg's Canine Adventure 'Arthur the King' Gets Financing Ahead of Cannes Virtual Market". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. Landwehr, Amanda (January 3, 2022). "Mark Wahlberg & Simu Liu Set Image Reveals First Look At Their New Movie". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. Welk, Brian (December 16, 2020). "'Shang Chi' Star Simu Liu Joins Mark Wahlberg in Dog Adventure Film 'Arthur the King'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. Kroll, Justin (August 26, 2019). "Baltasar Kormakur Reunites With Mark Wahlberg for 'Arthur' Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. Ramos, Dino-Ray (December 16, 2020). "'Shang Chi's Simu Liu Joins Mark Wahlberg In 'Arthur The King' With Simon Cellan Jones Set As New Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. White, James (July 28, 2019). "Mark Wahlberg Starring In Arthur The King". Empire. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. Kit, Borys (July 26, 2019). "Mark Wahlberg to Star in True-Life Dog Tale 'Arthur the King' for Paramount Players (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. McNary, Dave (July 26, 2019). "Mark Wahlberg to Star in Dog Adventure Movie 'Arthur the King'". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. Wiseman, Andreas (June 18, 2020). "Mark Wahlberg-Baltasar Kormakur Canine Pic 'Arthur The King' Moves To Lionsgate From Paramount With eOne & Tucker Tooley Financing, Sierra Launches Sales — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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