With the family adventure filmThe Kid Who Would Be Kingopening in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with writer-directorJoe Cornishfor an extended video interview. He talked about why it took so long to make a second film afterAttack the Block, the many projects he has worked on the past few years, why he wanted to tell a story saying anyone can be a hero, his casting process, ifJohn Boyegais still sending him thank you cards for changing his life, what he learned from early screenings, whyPatrick Stewartis likeSean ConneryinTime Banditsin this film, and more.
If you haven’t seen the trailers,The Kid Who Would Be Kingis the long-awaited second film from director Joe Cornish. The family friendly film is so well done and it’s a modern take on the King Arthur legend where a young boy named Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) stumbles across the mythical Sword in the Stone and must unite his friends and enemies into his own Knights of the Round Table in order to defeat a wicked enchantress, played byRebecca Ferguson. The film also stars Sir Patrick Stewart,Dean Chaurnoo,Tom Taylor, andAngus Imrie.
AsMatt Goldberg said in his review:
“Cornish’s film crafts a story that’s thoughtful, funny, cute, and charming for both kids and adults. Rather than lean on the narrative of a “Chosen One” who is special because of his birth or station,The Kid Who Would Be Kingempowers its young audience to recognize the Chivalric Code of King Arthur and how they can be heroes and leaders for a fractured world.”
Check out what Joe Cornish had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Joe Cornish:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Kid Who Would Be King:
Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventureThe Kid Who Would Be King. Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.
