On 18 April 2014, it was announced that Helgeland would write and direct the film, with the shooting being based in the United Kingdom and with Hardy starring as the male leads. [16] Five days later, it was stated that Browning was in negotiations for a role as the film's female lead. [17] Hardy was so set on playing Ronnie Kray that he proposed to Helgeland that if he gave him the role of Ronnie, Hardy would play the role of Reggie for free.

On 13 June 2014, the first image of the film was published, featuring Hardy as the Kray twins. [7] [27] A promotional poster attracted publicity because it made a two-star review from The Guardian appear to be at least a four-star review by placing the two stars between the heads of the Krays. [28] [29] Home media [ edit ] Cross Creek Acquires Legend's North American Rights from Studiocanal". Studiocanal. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017 . Retrieved 6 May 2014.a b c d e f g h i Jones, Alan (January 1986). "The Making of Legend". Cinefantastique. Vol.15, no.5. p. 22. In 2000, Sony executives decided it would be smart idea to invent a critic who would miraculously always love all of their movies. David Manning, aka thin air, thought that Hollow Man was “One helluva scary ride!” while Rob Schneider’s critically loathed comedy The Animal was “Another winner!”. It resulted in a payout to those who had seen the films in question. Around the same time, it was revealed that Sony had also used employees to pose as moviegoers in a TV spot for Mel Gibson’s The Patriot. One of them described the violent drama with implied rape threats as “a perfect date movie”. LEGEND begins shooting, first image released". Working Title Films. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015 . Retrieved 12 June 2014. At the time, Scott said, "European audiences are more sophisticated. They accepted preambles and subtleties whereas the U.S. goes for a much broader stroke." [28] He and Universal delayed the North American theatrical release until 1986 so that they could replace Jerry Goldsmith's score with music by Tangerine Dream, Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, and Bryan Ferry. [10]

Having said that, there are some details we already know about the I Am Legend sequel. Firstly, it was confirmed that the sequel would not follow the original theatrical ending (how could it, when Smith’s character is dead?). Power, Ed (September 30, 2015). "Ridley Scott's beautiful dark twisted fantasy: The making of Legend". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015 . Retrieved March 10, 2021. a b c d e Halligan, Fionnnuala (3 September 2015). " 'Legend': Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 25 May 2017. This is Helgeland's fifth feature film. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis and Christopher Eccleston star with Colin Morgan, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Bettany, Tara Fitzgerald and Taron Egerton as well as the singer Duffy featured in supporting roles. Ridley Scott's beautiful dark twisted fantasy: the making of Legend". The Telegraph. September 30, 2015 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

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In September, 2021, the film was reissued yet again by Arrow Films (under license from Universal) as a 2-disc [ specify] "Limited Edition" including the two major cuts of the movie (theatrical and Director's Cuts with their respective corresponding scores), with nearly all the bonus content from the previous Universal releases, plus new documentaries on the film. The International Version was not included on this new set as the rights to that edition are held by The Walt Disney Company (via the library of 20th Century Studios). Original LEGEND OF DARKNESS script - First Draft". LEGEND frequently asked questions . Retrieved May 21, 2012. Legend was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2016 and in the United States on 1 March 2016. [30] Reception [ edit ] Critical reception [ edit ] Cannes: Tom Hardy As Kray Twins Pic 'Legend' Firms Key Sales For Studiocanal". Variety. 18 May 2014 . Retrieved 21 May 2014. First Look: Tom Hardy as Infamous London Gangster Twins (Photo)". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 June 2014 . Retrieved 12 June 2014.

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Tom Hardy and Emily Browning film Krays movie Legend in London". Radio Times. 17 June 2014 . Retrieved 17 June 2014. In addition, Paul Bettany makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Charlie Richardson, whose south London Richardson Gang (also known as the Torture Gang), had a turf war with the Krays.

Scott allowed Goldsmith's score to remain on European prints and the composer said, "that this dreamy, bucolic setting is suddenly to be scored by a techno-pop group seems sort of strange to me". [29] Normally, Goldsmith would spend 6–10 weeks on a film score, but for Legend, he spent six months writing songs and dance sequences ahead of time. [29] Universal released a Blu-ray version of the "Ultimate Edition" on May 31, 2011. With the exception of the 2002 DVD-ROM features, this disc carries over all the content from the DVD, including the Jerry Goldsmith-scored "Director's Cut" and the Tangerine Dream-scored theatrical version. Playten, in an additional uncredited contribution, provides the voice of Gump, because an executive thought that Bennent's voice sounded too German. [9] Production [ edit ] Ridley Scott in 2012 Development [ edit ] Cinefantastique Online: Legend (1985) - Retrospective Film and DVD Review by Steve Biodrowski (May 20, 2009). Retrieved November 12, 2015. Scott wanted Legend to have an original screenplay because he believed that "it was far easier to design a story to fit the medium of cinema than bend the medium for an established story". [10] By chance, he discovered several books written by American novelist William Hjortsberg and found that the writer had already written several scripts for some unmade lower-budgeted films. Scott asked him if he was interested in writing a fairy tale. He was already writing some and agreed. [11] Scott remembers, "The first notion was to actually make a classical fairy story, but if you actually analyze a classical fairy story, most are either very short, or very complex". [12] The two men bonded over Jean Cocteau's 1946 film of Beauty and the Beast. In January 1981, just before beginning principal photography on Blade Runner, Scott spent five weeks with Hjortsberg working out a rough storyline for what was then called Legend of Darkness. [13]

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In his original review, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said that the movie was composed of all of the right ingredients to be successful, but that the film simply "doesn't work". He went on to say that "[a]ll of the special effects in the world, and all of the great makeup, and all of the great Muppet creatures can't save a movie that has no clear idea of its own mission and no joy in its own accomplishment". However, with the release of the 2002 Director's Cut, he agreed with many fans on how it was intended to question the balance between good and evil, and gives the main characters moral flaws to display the imperfections of humans. [39] Box office [ edit ] Magic' Sells to U.S. as 'Macbeth,' 'Legend,' 'Bastille Day' Power StudioCanal To Cannes Sales Record May 21, 2014". Variety. 21 May 2014 . Retrieved 21 May 2014. Helgeland attended the Cannes Film Festival with Working Title's Tim Bevan and Chris Clark to talk to potential buyers of the film and showing test footage of Hardy playing the twins. [14] [15] Casting [ edit ]