FIRST IMAGE: See Charlie Hunnam as England's King Arthur

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BY JACQUELINE ANDRIAKOS @jandriakos 03/12/2015 AT 03:15 PM EDT



Charlie Hunnam has officially traded in his leather for fur.

The Sons of Anarchy alum, 34, is starring in director Guy Ritchie's upcoming King Arthur movie Knights of the Round Table – and the first image of a medieval Hunnam has hit the Internet.

Ritchie, 46, Tweeted a picture of the duo on set in a sunlit, foggy forest in the UK.

"First day on KORT," the English filmmaker captioned the shot, which shows Hunnam in the title role, sporting a fur parka and a saddlebag. (But he's still rocking his trademark scruff!)

Ritchie's feature film – which is scheduled to open in summer 2016 – will take a new spin on the classic tale. According to the official synopsis, the movie follows a young Arthur who is unaware of the life he was born for until he comes in contact with the magical sword Excalibur. With its power, he will have to defeat the tyrant Vortigern to avenge his parents' murders, regain his rightful crown and become King.

Starring alongside Hunnam is Astrid Bergès-Frisbey as the Arthurian love interest Guinevere, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) as Bedivere, Game of Thrones's Aidan Gillen as Goosefat Bill, Jude Law as the villainous Vortigern and Eric Bana as King Arthur's father, King Uther Pendragon.


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Oscar winner Colin Firth set for Dubai's DIFF (ARABIAN BUSINESS.COM)

The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on Tuesday announced that Oscar winning actor Colin Firth and his fashion entrepreneur wife Livia will attend the event this year to support the annual 'One Night to Change Lives' charity.

The couple who are Global Ambassadors for Oxfam, will be joined by actresses Kristin Davis and Rooney Mara at the black-tie charity evening on December 14 at the Armani Hotel in Dubai.

Amr Waked and Ali Mostafa will also attend the exclusive gala dinner and auction which will raise funds for the UAE-based Dubai Cares and Oxfam.

This will be the second year that Colin Firth has attended DIFF, following his visit to promote the multi-award winning film, The King's Speech in 2010.


Oxfam has worked with Dubai Cares since 2008 to improve access and quality education for nearly 63,000 school children in some of the world's poorest countries including Mali, Niger, and Pakistan.

Oxfam's Global Ambassadors include A-list actors Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Minnie Driver, Gael Garcia Bernal, Djimon Hounsou, Kristin Davis, Rahul Bose; musicians Coldplay and Annie Lennox; Helena Christensen and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

A number of Oxfam ambassadors are expected to attend the December event.

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