FILM 1569: LEGEND
TRIVIA: In the UK, Legend (2015) became the
highest grossing 18-rated British film of all time, surpassing Trainspotting (1996).
Despite being very open about his
sexuality in this film, in real life Ronnie Kray kept it very private as he saw
it as a weakness which could be exploited.
Critic Benjamin Lee of The Guardian
wrote a negative review of the film, giving it only two stars: a poster for
British distributor Studio Canal displayed these, but placed them between the
twins' heads, so that at first glance The Guardian appeared to be one of many
outlets that had run four- and five-star reviews (until Lee himself pointed
this out on Twitter).
Despite Reggie Krays actions, he
became a born - again christian in prison.
The Blind Beggar pub featured in
the movie is actually The Royal Oak on Columbia Road in London. The pub has
featured in many British TV programs. It was the same pub used in '90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart
(1993) and was also the scene for Victor Meldrew's failed reunion with friends
in One Foot in the Grave
(1990).
The Kray brothers story inspired
the 1992, Morrissey classic
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys".
A Parisian premiere to be attended
by actress Duffy was
scheduled for November 17, 2015 at the Olympia concert hall, however this event
was canceled following the November 13 terror attacks in the French capital.
Aneurin Barnard reprises
his role as the photographer David Bailey
from We'll Take Manhattan
(2012).
When Ronnie Kray enters The Blind
Beggar to shoot George Cornell, he passes 3 people at the bar, the barmaid, a
man with his back to camera and Martin Kemp. Kemp played Reggie in the 1990
film, The Krays.
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