Scott's first cut of Legend ran 125 minutes long. [28] He then believed there were minor plot points that could be trimmed and cut the film down to 113 minutes, so he tested this version for an audience in Orange County. However, it was decided that the audience had to work too much to be entertained, and another 20 minutes was cut. [28] The 95-minute version was shown in Great Britain and then the film was cut down even further to 89 minutes for North America. [13] a b c d e Halligan, Fionnnuala (3 September 2015). " 'Legend': Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 25 May 2017.

Las mejores películas de temática LGTB del 2016: ganadores de los II Premios Apolo de cine LGTB". dosmanzanas (in Spanish) . Retrieved 24 January 2022. Barkan, Jonathan (March 8, 2015). "Who Played The Coolest Devil?". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 15, 2008.Ridley Scott DVD Commentary for "Legend: Ultimate Edition", Disc 1, Universal Studios Home Video, 2002. With the exception of Cruise and Sara, all the principal actors spent hours every morning having extensive makeup applied. [17] Between 8 and 12 prosthetic pieces were applied individually to each face, then made up, molded and grafted into the actor's face so that the prosthetics moved with their muscles. [22] Each person needed three makeup artists working on them for an average time of three and a half hours spent applying prosthetics. Actor Tim Curry took five and a half hours because his entire body was encased in makeup, [17] the film's most challenging character design. [23] His makeup as Darkness is considered to be one of the most iconic images in all of fantasy cinema. [24] [25] Magic' Sells to U.S. as 'Macbeth,' 'Legend,' 'Bastille Day' Power StudioCanal To Cannes Sales Record May 21, 2014". Variety. 21 May 2014 . Retrieved 21 May 2014.

Brian Helgeland commences principal photography on Legend". StudioCanal. 13 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 June 2014. First Image of Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy as Twin Gangsters in Brian Helgeland's LEGEND". Collider. 13 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 June 2014. Ridley Scott's beautiful dark twisted fantasy: the making of Legend". The Telegraph. September 30, 2015 – via www.telegraph.co.uk. In his original review, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said that the movie was composed of all of the right ingredients to be successful, but that the film simply "doesn't work". He went on to say that "[a]ll of the special effects in the world, and all of the great makeup, and all of the great Muppet creatures can't save a movie that has no clear idea of its own mission and no joy in its own accomplishment". However, with the release of the 2002 Director's Cut, he agreed with many fans on how it was intended to question the balance between good and evil, and gives the main characters moral flaws to display the imperfections of humans. [39] Box office [ edit ]In September, 2021, the film was reissued yet again by Arrow Films (under license from Universal) as a 2-disc [ specify] "Limited Edition" including the two major cuts of the movie (theatrical and Director's Cuts with their respective corresponding scores), with nearly all the bonus content from the previous Universal releases, plus new documentaries on the film. The International Version was not included on this new set as the rights to that edition are held by The Walt Disney Company (via the library of 20th Century Studios). On 12 October 2013, it was announced that Brian Helgeland had written a script and would be directing a film focusing on the life of Reggie Kray who, with identical brother Ronald, formed the notorious Kray twins. Helgeland said the film would concentrate on Reggie's attempts to control the psychopathic tendencies of his younger twin. Emily Browning Joining Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy in Crime Thriller 'Legend' ". The Wrap. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017 . Retrieved 17 April 2020.