Production has begun onDavid Michôd’s new movie for Netflix,The King. Written by Michôd andJoel Edgerton, the film is inspired by Shakespeare’sHenry IVandHenry Vas it follows a disgraced young Prince Hal (Timothee Chalamet) who eventually learns what it means to be king thanks to his friend Falstaff (Edgerton).
The film has a killer cast that also includesBen Mendelsohn(thus marking anAnimal Kingdomreunion between Mendelsohn, Michôd, and Edgerton),Sean Harris,Lily-Rose Depp, andRobert Pattinson. The film also marks Michôd’s new project for Netflix after last year’sWar Machine.
The film won’t literally take Shakespeare’s words and instead will use his plotting and characters but employ the common vernacular a laGame of Thrones. It sounds like a film that needs an epic canvas as it explores what it means to rule, so hopefully Netflix will give the movie a bit of a theatrical release.
Check out the press release below, which details the characters the cast will be playing.The Kingwill be released sometime in 2019.
NETFLIX’S “THE KING” STARTS PRODUCTION IN THE UK
Robert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily-Rose Depp, Tom Glynn-Carney and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie join cast
Log line:Inspired by elements of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, a young, disgraced prince, Hal inherits the crown and must learn what it means to be a king, guided by his one true friend, Falstaff.
