The Kid Who Would Be King
“An army to fight. A demon to slay. A world to save. No pressure.”
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.
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Cast
21 people
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Alexander "Alex" Elliot
Known for
Taboo
The Queen's Gambit
Dean Chaumoo
Bedders
No other roles listed
Tom Taylor
Lance
Known for
The Dark Tower
Doctor Foster
Rhianna Dorris
Kaye
Known for
Lockwood & Co.
Denise Gough
Mrs. Elliot
Known for
Andor
Under the Banner of Heaven
Angus Imrie
Merlin
Known for
Man vs Baby
Fleabag
Patrick Stewart
Old Merlin
Known for
Logan
X-Men
Rebecca Ferguson
Morgana
Known for
Dune
Silo
Genevieve O'Reilly
Sophie
Known for
Andor
Glitch
Noma Dumezweni
Mrs. Lee
Known for
The Undoing
The Watcher
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Mr. Kepler
Known for
Misfits
Utopia
Mark Bonnar
Mr. Jeffreys
Known for
Dept. Q
Humans
Joe Cornish Director · Damon Albarn Composer Electric Wave Bureau Composer
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $59M · United States release January 25, 2019
Box office
Budget
$59,000,000
Worldwide gross
$32,140,970
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Working Title
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Big Talk Studios
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TSG Entertainment
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20th Century Fox
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20th Century Studios
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Big Talk Productions
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Working Title Films
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Korea · January 16, 2019
Theatrical
United States · January 25, 2019
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 2019
Digital
United States
April 16, 2019 · Physical
Australia
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
April 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Denmark
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
France
April 10, 2019 · Theatrical
August 10, 2019 · Digital · VOD
August 14, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical
August 29, 2019 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
August 7, 2019 · Digital
Netherlands
July 31, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Poland
May 10, 2019 · Digital
Romania
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Russia
March 14, 2019 · Premiere
Singapore
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
July 17, 2019 · Physical
Sweden
April 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Taiwan
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 15, 2019 · Theatrical
June 24, 2019 · Digital
June 24, 2019 · Physical
Vietnam
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
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