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October 27, 2003 — Actor Clive Owen talked to the Calgary Sun about his recent work on the remake of "King Arthur" for producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

"It's a new take on the King Arthur story. It's unlike anything about Arthur we've seen on screen before," says Owen.

"What I didn't realize before I took the movie is that King Arthur is actually a romantic myth that developed over hundreds of years.

"It was set in Medieval times. Our version is set in 500 AD when the Roman Empire is crumbling."

Owen says he plays Arthur "as half Roman. He is the commander of a crack team of military men who gets the mission from hell.

"He has to go into unknown, dangerous territory to rescue a family just as the Saxons are invading."

He says it was an exhausting shoot because "we're on horseback for about 60% of the film. I had only done a bit of horseback riding before we started, so it proved most uncomfortable."

Owen says he gained a great deal of respect for his movie horse.

"We had to ride near fire and into massive crowds. There was always a huge amount of noise."