Exclusive Look at Charlie Hunnam In Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur

"Fantasy," admits Guy Ritchie in the latest issue of Empire, "is completely out of my wheelhouse." But as he explains in our on-set report, that's exactly the wheelhouse he wanders into in King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. "I fancied doing something in a different genre," he tells us. "It felt exotic. It challenged me." Along with on-set access, we were given a few exclusive images from the film – one of which, we can share with you below. Behold! Click to embiggen.

Charlie Hunnam – pictured here getting a bit damp – stars as the titular King-in-waiting. Speaking from the Leavesden set of the film Hunnam explained the concept of "fuck-dust" to us. "It refers to 300-foot elephants and terrible octopus mermaids and stuff like that." Hunnam, who claims to have once watched Excalibur 40 times over an eighteen month period, clearly relishes the phrase. "The expectation that audiences have for this type of film these days required a healthy sprinkle of what Guy calls 'fuck-dust'..."

For the full six-page extravaganza on King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, be sure to pick up a copy of the new Empire, on sale now. You can also buy the single issue directly online.