Social media is a buzz around the world and fans are eagerly waiting for the release of the much-awaited movie Arthur The King. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, Arthur The King features Mark Wahlberg as Michael Light, Juliet Rylance as Helena Knight, Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Suliman, and more in the leading roles. Arthur the King is the story of a dog who helps Michael Light & his gang complete ten days of Pro Adventure competition. Now, the question arises whether Arthur The King is a true story or Arthur The King is a real story or not. Below is everything you need to know about Arthur The King's True Story-
Is Arthur The King a true story?
The answer is yes. Arthur The King is a true story based on the story of a stray dog who accompanies Michael Light's team on an endurance race through the Dominican Republic. While at first Michael Light is not a dog person he goes on to develop a special bond with it and names it Arthur The King in honor of the king of Camelot. It is pertinent to mention here that Michael Light in real life is Mikael Lindnord. Below is everything you need to know about real-life Michael Light aka Mikael Lindnord-
Who is Mikael Lindnord?
Mikael Lindnord is a Swedish former elite athlete. He is also an author, director, coach, lecturer, and entrepreneur. Mikael Lindnord's career as an adventure racer started in 1997 and lasted almost across two decades before he retired 2015. He was team captain for team Peak Performance and was the first team from Sweden to win an international ARWS event (Costa Rica 2010). Mikael Lindnord rose to fame when he gave some meatballs to a stray dog during the World Championships in 2014 in Ecuador. The stray dog followed Lindnord and the team for the rest of the race and became famous as Arthur.
Coming back to the movie, Arthur The King's official synopsis says, "Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes (Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman) for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean."