Release Date
January 25, 2019
DVD Release Date
April 16, 2019 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Joe Cornish
Writer
Joe Cornish
Cast
Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for fantasy action violence, scary images, thematic elements including some bullying, and language
Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex (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 (Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Original, live-action kids’ movies seem to be few and far between these days, so in a refreshing turn, Joe Cornish (2011’s Attack the Block) made The Kid Who Would Be King, about a modern day kid named Alex who pulls a sword out of a stone and discovers that he is King Arthur resurrected. In exchange for Cornish giving audiences something new… no one went and saw it. Full movie review »
