Editorial Staff
Robert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily-Rose Depp, Tom Glynn-Carney and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie have joined the cast of David Michôd’s “The King”.
Written by Joel Edgerton and Michôd, and produced by Plan B and Porchlight Films’ Liz Watts, Edgerton and Michôd, “The King” is inspired by elements of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, and tells of a young, disgraced prince, Hal, who inherits the crown and must learn what it means to be a king, guided by his one true friend, Falstaff.
Timothée Chalamet and Joel Edgerton are also onboard for roles.
Edgerton will be playing Falstaff; Chalamet will be playing Hal; Pattinson will be playing The Dauphin; Mendelsohn will be playing King Henry IV; Depp will be playing Princess Catherine; Harris will be playing William; Glynn-Carney will be playing Hotspur; McKenzie will be playing Philippa.
The film starts shooting June 1 in the UK. Netflix will release the film in 2019.
