The Kid Who Would Be King VFX Breakdown by DNEG

The Kid Who Would Be King VFX Breakdown by DNEG

The Kid Who Would Be King is a 2019 fantasy adventure film written and directed by Joe Cornish. A British-American venture, the film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Rebecca Ferguson, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Doris, Angus Imrie, and Patrick Stewart. The plot follows a young boy who finds King Arthur’s legendary sword Excalibur, and must then use it to stop an ancient enchantress from destroying the world.

Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film was released in the United States on 25 January 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2019. Despite receiving positive reviews, the movie failed at the box office with estimated losses for the studio ranging as high as $50 million. It was also the second-to-last film to be released by 20th Century Fox before The Walt Disney Company took control of the studio as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.

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