The Kid Who Would Be King

The Kid Who Would Be King
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joe Cornish
Written by	Joe Cornish[1]
Produced by	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Nira Park[1]
Starring	Louis Ashbourne Serkis Tom Taylor Rebecca Ferguson Patrick Stewart[1]
Cinematography	Bill Pope[1]
Edited by	Jonathan Amos Paul Machliss[1]
Music by	Electric Wave Bureau[1]
Production companies	20th Century Fox Working Title Films Big Talk Pictures[1] TSG Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox[1]
Release dates	25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) (United States) 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom[2] United States[2]
Language	English
Budget	$59 million[3]
Box office	$32.1 million[4]

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.^[5] 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 (and former bullies) from school.

It was distributed and created by 20th Century Fox in association with Working Title Films. The film was released in the United States on 25 January 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2019.

Despite receiving positive reviews, the movie underperformed at the box office, with estimated losses for the studio ranging as high as $50 million. It was also the second to last film to be released by 20th Century Fox (after Alita: Battle Angel) before The Walt Disney Company took over of the studio as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox on 20 March 2019.