“Notorious” hasn’t competed since November of 2016, but prior to that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion of the world was fighting every other weekend, it seemed. Which is why the fiery Irishman kept turning down one movie role after another.
Guy Ritchie, director of “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” told the Irish Sun he went after the UFC’s 155-pound champion — who was a big inspiration for the film’s star — for a part in his movie but was met with a firm “no.”
“Preparing for the action scenes [in King Arthur], we watched a lot of McGregor fight footage because his style was what we were after. That very intense, singular, lightning fast, juggernaut trademark technique was perfect and we modeled Arthur’s physicality on that.We even went after him for a part in the movie but he wasn’t having any of it. He was training for a fight at the time, couldn’t take his attention away from that. But you can see in his presence, in his demeanor, he’s got that swagger, that real appealing cockiness. It’s an unmistakable spark.”
Unfortunately for Ritchie and Co., “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” was a major box office flop, earning just $14.7 million its opening weekend. And while those numbers seem decent to the naked eye, it’s pretty tragic considering the film cost an estimated $175 million to make.
Ouch.
As for Conor, he recently welcomed his first child into the world (pictures here) and could be returning to the cage this year, as UFC president Dana White confirmed that “Notorious” plans on fighting at least twice before 2017 is out.
“Notorious” hasn’t competed since November of 2016, but prior to that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion of the world was fighting every other weekend, it seemed. Which is why the fiery Irishman kept turning down one movie role after another.
Guy Ritchie, director of “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” told the Irish Sun he went after the UFC’s 155-pound champion — who was a big inspiration for the film’s star — for a part in his movie but was met with a firm “no.”
“Preparing for the action scenes [in King Arthur], we watched a lot of McGregor fight footage because his style was what we were after. That very intense, singular, lightning fast, juggernaut trademark technique was perfect and we modeled Arthur’s physicality on that.We even went after him for a part in the movie but he wasn’t having any of it. He was training for a fight at the time, couldn’t take his attention away from that. But you can see in his presence, in his demeanor, he’s got that swagger, that real appealing cockiness. It’s an unmistakable spark.”
Unfortunately for Ritchie and Co., “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” was a major box office flop, earning just $14.7 million its opening weekend. And while those numbers seem decent to the naked eye, it’s pretty tragic considering the film cost an estimated $175 million to make.
Ouch.
As for Conor, he recently welcomed his first child into the world (pictures here) and could be returning to the cage this year, as UFC president Dana White confirmed that “Notorious” plans on fighting at least twice before 2017 is out.
