THE KING (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Joel Edgerton (The Gift), Robert Pattinson (Good Time), Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Lily-Rose Depp (Yoga Hosers), Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk), Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace), Dean-Charles Chapman (Blinded By The Light), Edward Ashley (The Lost City of Z), Tara Fitzgerald (Exodus: Gods and Kings), Andrew Havill (The Children Act), Ivan Kaye (Layer Cake), Steven Elder (Good)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), director, writer, producer; Joel Edgerton (The Gift), writer, producer; Dede Gardner (Moonlight), Jeremy Kleiner (12 Years A Slave), Brad Pitt (The Big Short) and Liz Watts (The Rover), producers; Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk), composer; Adam Arkapaw (Assassin’s Creed), cinematographer; Peter Sciberras (Hail), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In early 15th century England, wayward prince Hal (Chalamet) is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father (Mendelsohn) dies. He must now find a way to bring peace to his kingdom and deal with the wars that his father has left behind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Adapted from Shakespeare’s Henriad series of plays, The King sees Timothée Chalamet take on the nuanced role of King Henry V in this epic and ambitious historical drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2019 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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