The King (2019 film)

The King is an upcoming film adaptation of several plays from Shakespeare's Henriad, directed by David Michôd, from a screenplay by Joel Edgerton and Michôd. It stars Timothée Chalamet, Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn, Sean Harris, and Thomasin McKenzie.

The film is expected to be released in 2019.

Cast

 * Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V
 * Joel Edgerton as Falstaff
 * Robert Pattinson as The Dauphin
 * Ben Mendelsohn as King Henry IV
 * Sean Harris as Michael Williams
 * Lily-Rose Depp as Catherine
 * Tom Glynn-Carney as Henry "Hotspur" Percy
 * Thomasin McKenzie as Phillippa
 * Dean-Charles Chapman as Thomas
 * Edward Ashley as Cambridge
 * Andrew Havill as Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Ivan Kaye as Lord Scrope
 * Steven Elder as Dorset
 * Gergely Szűcs as Blacksmith
 * Tom Lacroix as Gilrich
 * Balogh Viktor as Bowman

Production
In 2013, it was revealed that Joel Edgerton and David Michôd had collaborated on writing an adaptation of Shakespeare's plays: Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V, for Warner Bros. Pictures. In September 2015, it was announced that Michôd would direct the project with Warner Bros. producing and distributing the film and Lava Bear producing.

In February 2018, Timothée Chalamet joined the cast of the film, with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner producing, alongside Liz Watts, under their Plan B Entertainment banner. Netflix will distribute the film instead of Warner Bros. In March 2018, Edgerton joined the cast of the film. In May 2018, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp, Tom Glynn-Carney and Thomasin McKenzie joined the cast of the film, with Dean-Charles Chapman joining in June.

Filming
Principal photography began on 1 June 2018. Filming took place throughout England, and Szilvásvárad, Hungary. Principal photography wrapped on 24 August 2018.

Release
The King is expected to be released worldwide in 2019 on the streaming service Netflix.