TOURISM chiefs hope that King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword will follow in the footsteps of Outlander and James Bond’s Skyfall in attracting visitors to Scotland.
The film, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law and David Beckham, opens in the UK on May 19.
It was partly filmed in Scotland, at the Quiraing on the Trotternish Peninsula in Skye and the Devil’s Pulpit at Finnich Glen in Killearn, as well as in and around Shieldaig, Kishorn and Applecross in Wester Ross.
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, said: “The phenomenal success of high-profile movies such as Skyfall and television series such as Outlander have shown that set-jetting is hugely popular among visitors to Scotland.
“Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword presents us with another opportunity to promote Scotland not only as a wonderful set-jetting destination, but to highlight this country’s connection to the man behind the myth with our online trail.”
Outlander, the hit TV series based on the bestselling books of Diana Gabaldon, has been credited with a 44 per cent rise in visitor numbers at Doune Castle.
Glencoe Visitor Centre, meanwhile, saw its visitor numbers swell by 41.7 per cent the year after James Bond film Skyfall was released in 2012.
READ MORE: Unravelling the riddle of King Arthur's Scottish roots in The Herald Magazine tomorrow
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