---
title: 'The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Cornish'
released: '2019-01-25'
runtime_minutes: 120
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kid-who-would-be-king-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6811018/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

2019 · PG · 120 min · Fantasy, Adventure · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Kid Who Would Be King is a 2019 urban fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Joe Cornish. A British/American venture, the film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Doris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, and Patrick Stewart. The plot follows a young boy who finds King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur and must use it to stop an ancient enchantress from enslaving the world with help from his classmates from school.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Cornish](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-cornish)
- **Screenplay:** [Joe Cornish](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-cornish)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christophe Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-beck)
- **Producer:** [Eric Fellner](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-fellner), [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan), [Nira Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/nira-park)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bill Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pope)
- **Editor:** [Paul Machliss](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-machliss), [Jonathan Amos](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-amos)

## Cast

- [Dean Chaumoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-chaumoo) as Bedivere
- [Denise Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-gough) as Mary
- [Patrick Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-stewart) as Merlin
- [Rhianna Dorris](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhianna-dorris) as Sir Kay
- [Tom Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-taylor) as Lancelot
- [Rebecca Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-ferguson) as Morgan le Fay
- [Angus Imrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-imrie) as Merlin
- [Genevieve O'Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-o-reilly) as Sophie
- [Louis Ashbourne Serkis](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-ashbourne-serkis) as Alex

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