Netflix has released the first official photo from their upcoming The King, featuring our first look at Academy Award-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) as King Henry V.
ased on literary icon William Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV Part 1, Henry Part 2, and Henry V, The King is a modern-day Shakespearean adaptation from the screenwriting duo of DavidMichod and Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton. The King is also directedby David Michod (Animal Kingdom).
The King is being produced by Michod, Edgerton, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, and Liz Watts. It is a production between Netflix and Plan B Entertainment along with Blue-Tongue Films and Porchlight Films.
The movie will have its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival on August.
