The Kid Who Would Be King clip: Alex summons the Lady of the Lake
Ahead of the film’s premiere in theaters tonight, 20th Century Fox has debuted a brand new clip for The Kid Who Would Be King, starring Louis Serkis, Sir Patrick Stewart and Rebecca Ferguson. The video features Alex trying to prove to his mom that his story about the Excalibur and King Arthur are true by summoning the Lady of the Lake. In addition, a new TV spot has also been released, highlighting the Knight’s code. Check out the videos below!
The Kid Who Would Be King tells the story of Alex, a twelve-year-old British schoolboy whose everyday problems are dwarfed by his discovery of the mythical sword Excalibur. Now, with the most powerful sword in history in the hands of the most powerless schoolboy in Britain, an epic adventure begins as Alex and his friends must thwart a medieval villain named Morgana, who is hell-bent on destroying the world.
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Louis Serkis (Alice Through the Looking Glass) stars as Alex. Newcomer Dean Chaumoo plays his best friend Bedders and Tom Taylor (The Dark Tower) and Rhianna Doris (Secret Life of Boys) play Lance and Kaye, who complete Alex’s band of would-be warriors. Angus Imrie (Kingdom) plays a young incarnation of the wizard Merlin, with Sir Patrick Stewart (Logan) as the senior version. Rebecca Ferguson (Untitled Men In Black Spinoff, Doctor Sleep) plays the evil Morgana.
The film is based on an original script by writer/director Joe Cornish, who co-wrote The Adventures of Tintin and Ant-Man with Edgar Wright and directed 2011’s cult classic Attack the Block.
Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce the film alongside Nira Park of Big Talk Pictures. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the picture and Michael Ireland will oversee the project for the studio.
The Kid Who Would Be King will debut January 25.
