Charlie Hunnam has said that our very own Conor McGregor helped get him ready for his latest role.
The Sons of Anarchy star snagged the lead role in Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
Speaking to The Red Bulletin, Charlie admitted that he channelled The Notorious when getting into character for the big screen adaptation of the fairy tale.
You have to conquer the demons within to be strong enough. While I was playing Arthur, I thought an enormous amount about Conor McGregor, the reigning lightweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship,” he said.
“His attitude is ‘There is no opponent. I am fighting myself in the octagon. It’s only me and my own fears and the execution of my own ability that is going to win or lose a fight for me’.”
The Pacific Rim actor also famously backed out of the leading role in Fifty Shades of Grey, with Jamie Dornan ultimately portraying Christian Grey on the big screen.
However, Hunnam says he doesn’t regret his decision and lives by the mantra that he doesn’t have to anything he doesn’t want to do.
