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30-07-04 news EXCLUSIVE WITH PHOTOS
Arthur's Knights Invade Dublin...

Back through the midst's of time and legend the majestic Knights of King Arthur were transported to present day Dublin to fight for valor and have a good old-fashioned shindig!

RAY WINSTONE: KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

This week saw the much anticipated premiere of King Arthur as the mainly Irish cast and crew got to reunite in front of the UGC big screen to see the fruits of their hard work filming this epic movie here last summer (and also have a little drink in The Lobby Bar afterwards!).

IOAN GRUFFUDD& RAY WINSTONE: KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

And although two of the main protagonists Keira Knightly (Guinevere) and Arthur himself Clive Owen could not attend Welsh heartthrob Ioan Gruffudd (Lancelot) and Cockney Ray Winstone (Bors) had well enough charisma to keep the gathered media on their toes.

ALICE EVANS & IOAN GRUFFUDD : KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

Sadly for the female contingent Ioan had his spectacular girlfriend and actress Alice Evans on his arm that night... All we can say about Alice is that Ioan is a very, very lucky man!

ALICE EVANS: KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

And with a mainly supporting Irish cast which includes: Alan Devine, Ned Dennehy, Pat Kinevane, Dawn Bradfield, David Wilmot, Bosco Hogan, and David Murray - ShowBiz Ireland got introduced to some new faces to watch out for in the future.

ALAN DEVINE : KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

Singer Moya Brennan was also in attendance - her voice features prominently on the soundtrack which adds an additional mystical Irish quality to the movie along with the breathtaking Irish countryside.

MOYA BRENNAN: KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

The movie itself is an action-packed sword swinging and bow bending tale which tries to put into factual context the legend, which has emerged over the ages, of King Arthur and his noble Knights.

JOHNNY BRENNAN & SHANE MURRAY: KING ARTHUR PREMIERE

And with a budget of €100m, making it the biggest ever movie made here in Ireland, this Jerry Bruckheimer flick illustrates just how skilled and quality driven the Irish film industry is...

Remember this movie was shot last summer yet the skilled hands over at Ardmore Studios managed to transform Powerscourt into a spectacular snow covered mountain. And no CGI here - these guys actually covered the mountain in snow!

In fact one of the most promising things to take away from this movie in this age of Computer Generated Imagery is that the filmmakers actually opted for the real thing in throughout King Arthur.

Other promising aspects of this movie are the performances by Ray Winstone, Keira Knightly and Ioan Gruffudd, the epic battle sequences and Iced Lake scene - marvelous stuff!

But for us Clive Owen didn't quite fill Arthur's big boots as an awe inspiring leader with his pre-battle speeches falling well short of Mel Gibson's in Braveheart or Russle Crowe's in Gladiator. His perfomance is adequate but we don't think the rumours of Clive being the next James Bond are truly justified...

King Arthur goes on general release today so make sure you get to see it over the long weekend - this one's a good popcorn muncher and will keep you pinned to your seat for the two hour running time.

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