Project Detail

The Kid Who Would Be King

Synopsis

Schoolboy Alex finds his everyday problems dwarfed by his discovery of the mythical sword Excalibur. Now, with the most powerful sword in history in the hands of the most powerless schoolboy in Britain, Alex and his friends must thwart a medieval villain named Morgana, who is hell-bent on destroying the world.

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Features
Running time
120 mins
Director
Joe Cornish
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park
Executive Producer
James Biddle, Rachael Prior
Editor
Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
Screenwriter
Joe Cornish
Director of Photography
Bill Pope
Production Designer
Marcus Rowland
Principal cast
Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Taylor, Patrick Stewart, Jake Greenlee

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Twentieth Century Fox Productions (UK), Big Talk Productions (UK), Twentieth Century Fox (US), Working Title Films (UK)

Working Title Films

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

Sales Company

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

10201 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles
CA 90035
USA

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