The Kid Who Would Be King is a 2019 film written and directed by Joe Cornish. The plot follows a young middle-class boy in London who finds King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur, and must then use it to stop Morgana from destroying the world. He is joined by a rag tag crew made up of his schoolmates with appropriate Arthurian names.
CAST
- Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Alex
- Tom Taylor as Lance
- Dean Chaumoo as Bedders
- Rhianna Dorris as Kaye
- Angus Imrie as Young Merlin
- Rebecca Ferguson as Morgana
- Patrick Stewart as Adult Merlin
- Denise Gough as Mary
- Genevieve O'Reilly as Sophie
Patrick Stewart had previously appeared as Leondegrance in Excalibur (1981).