The Kid Who Would Be King

An epic quest to thwart a medieval menace

Credits

Director

Joe Cornish

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park

Writer

Joe Cornish

Production Companies

Big Talk Productions, Working Title Films

Studio

Twentieth Century Fox

DNEG VFX Supervisor

Joel Green

DNEG VFX Producer

Sara Khangaroot

Release Date

25 January 2019

Joe Cornish delivers a contemporary twist on the King Arthur legend full of retro-1980s family-film ingredients. VARIETY

Synopsis

Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure. Alex 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, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana. With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

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