Taglines: An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.
Old school magic meets the modern world in this epic adventure. Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical sword in the stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Sir Patrick Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.
The Kid Who Would Be King is a 2019 fantasy film written and directed by Joe Cornish. A British-American venture, the film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Rebecca Ferguson, and Patrick Stewart. The plot follows a young boy who finds King Arthur’s legendary sword Excalibur, and must stop an ancient enchantress from destroying the world. The film released in the United States in 25 January 2019, and in the United Kingdom in 15 February 2019, by 20th Century Fox.
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Directed by: Joe Cornish
Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Taylor, Patrick Stewart, Rhianna Dorris, Dean Chaumoo, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Angus Imrie, Skye Sammarchi, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Connor Wolf
Screenplay by: Joe Cornish
Production Design by: Marcus Rowland
Cinematography by: Bill Pope
Film Editing by: Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
Costume Design by: Jany Temime
Set Decoration by: Sara Wan
Art Direction by: James Collins, Simon Elsley, Nigel Evans, Jonathan Houlding, Katrina Mackay
Music by: Electric Wave Bureau
MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements including some bullying, and language.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 25, 2019
Visits: 47
