
The mage persuades Bedivere to take Arthur to a realm called the "Darklands", where he sees a vision of how the Demon Knight, revealed to be Vortigern, killed his mother. Taken to Bedivere's hideout, Arthur (initially) refuses to help them, not believing that he is king. At Arthur's planned execution, the mage creates a diversion while Bedivere's men rescue Arthur.

Meanwhile, a mage identifying herself as an acolyte of Merlin presents herself to Uther's former general, Sir Bedivere. In captivity, Vortigern explains Arthur's lineage and that the sword's significance to him before planning his execution. He is taken to the stone where he removes the sword, but is overwhelmed by its power and passes out. Arthur is able to evade capture with the help of the prostitutes, but is eventually caught. When the water surrounding the castle recedes, revealing a sword in a stone, he has all the men in the city taken to it in an attempt to remove it. Vortigern rules Britain cruelly and dedicates resources to building a tower near the castle. However, he is plagued by nightmares of the night that his parents died without seeing who attacked them. Taken in by prostitutes, he becomes a tough and savvy crime boss on the street. He kills Uther's wife, Igraine and defeats Uther Uther's son Arthur escapes by boat and ends up in Londinium. Uther's brother Vortigern-who covets the throne-orchestrates a coup and sacrifices his wife, Elsa, to Syrens to become a Demon Knight. Uther Pendragon, the king of the Britons, infiltrates Mordred's lair during the attack and beheads him with the help of a unique sword forged by Merlin, saving Camelot. Mordred the warlock and his armies lay siege to Camelot. and Village Roadshow Pictures over $150 million. Originally, the film was meant to be the first in a six-film franchise, but the planned sequels were cancelled after it underperformed at the box office and lost Warner Bros.

The film grossed $148 million worldwide against its $175 million production budget. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on and was theatrically released on in the United States and in the United Kingdom.

The film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character and Jude Law as the tyrannical king Vortigern who is attempting to kill him, with Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, and Eric Bana in supporting roles. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action-adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie who co-wrote the film with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, inspired by Arthurian legends.
