 For "Amistad", Franzoni decided not to use a standard narrative for the film and explained that "The typical slant in this sort of film is to have the poor, chained black man arrive in the presence of the white guy, who has a good soul and fights the good faith to liberate the black man".Franzoni was also the one who convinced Steven Spielberg to direct the film.Franzoni stated that the screenplay of "King Arthur" "aims more for history than myth", and again relied upon archaeological evidence in an attempt to create a more realistic human and political interpretation of the character.