On November 1, 2019, the King film, filmed by the Australian director David Misho, was available at the Redflix Stregnation Service, based on the historic Chronicles of William Shakespeare. In the center of the plot, the film vehicles, the trailer of which appeared on the network at the end of August, the beginning of the board of the young British king Henry V in the period of century war. About what actors participated in the project, as well as on curious facts related to the picture, will tell the material 24cm.
Creation
Work on the scenario David Misho, known to the audience on the film "Rover" (2014), began in 2013. Later, another Australian was also connected to the creation of history - director, screenwriter and producer Joel Edgeron, subsequently approved as a film actor. The shooting of the paintings took place in England and Hungary from the end of May to August 2018.Despite the fact that the tape came out on the screens in the USA on October 11, the premiere show took place earlier than the outlined release date - on September 2, 2019, the film was demonstrated at the Venice Film Festival within the framework of the non-competitive program. Thanks to the netflix service, it will now be able to see the picture in Russia.
Actors and roles
Timothy Shalam plays in the film a major role. His character, Prince Hal, subsequently known as King Heinrich V, did not rush to power, preferring a quiet life among ordinary people. However, the death of a crowded parent forced the heir to the throne to change his own plans - as a result, England received not only a monarch, but also one of the greatest commander of the century of war. Timothy Chalam also played in the film Greach Greerig "Little Women", whose release date is December 25, 2019.
The role of Knight John Falstafa, a close friend and a mentor who just asked Henry's throne, played Joel Edgeon. In the film, the Falstafa appears a serious husband who continues to stay nearby and maintain a young monarch in a "political career" - this is no longer that funny, a fat man and a drunkard, who preferring to the feast of the feast, with whom Heinrich was forced to tear the relationship after coronation, which character came up with Shakespeare. In 2018, two premieres took place with Edgeton: the drama "erase identity" and his brother's comedy, Nash Edgeton, "Dangerous Business" took place at the rental.
Robert Pattinson, who joined the shooting process in May 2018, played the hereditary Prince of France, Louis of the Baensky - the 3rd Son of Charles Vi and Isabella Bavarian. A further actor starred in the horror movie director Robert Eggers "Mayak", whose premiere took place on May 19, 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ben Messelssohn (Heinrich IV), Sean Harris (Michael Williams), Lily Rose Depp (Catherine) and Andrew Hevill (Kenterbury's Archbishop) were also filmed.
Interesting Facts
Plan B film company, with the participation of which work was carried out on the film, was founded in 2001 by famous actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Earlier, the company has already collaborated with the director of the King on the set of his previous film "Machine of War".After the show at the Venice Film Festival, the picture received many negative ratings from critics. First of all, a not enough expressive game of actor Timothy Shalama was noted. The appraisers did not pay attention to their reviews and the general atmosphere of the picture - The Guardian called the film "Gloomy and Insulting Shielding Shakespeare". Others noticed that in the absence of the medieval English and Shakespeare text of the film, only the "historically inaccurate film about the king and war".