Tag: The Kid Who Would Be King
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Attack the Block’s Best Scene Doesn’t Involve Aliens
Writer-director Joe Cornish is perhaps best known for 2011’s cult hit Attack the Block. While he’s done other movies in the meantime, most notably 2019’s The Kid Who Would Be King, they’re all a far cry from Attack the Block, with the main similarity being a plot that focuses on underdog kids forced to thwart…
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Joe Cornish Heads to HBO Max for TV Series Adaptation of Sci-Fi Novel ‘Snow Crash’
Director Joe Cornish has set up his next project: A return to television directing with an adaptation of the sci-fi novel Snow Crash. Although Cornish is best known for his work on Attack the Block and the more recent adventure flick The Kid Who Would Be King, the director did get his start directing the…
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New Blu-ray Releases: ‘Glass’, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’, ‘Dragged Across Concrete’, ‘Replicas’, ‘The Witch’; Plus: the ‘Escape Room’ in a Box
Physical media will live forever! That’s what I keep telling myself every night as I cry myself to sleep. For now, at least, physical media is sticking around, and that’s where this column comes in – rounding up the Blu-ray releases you might want to check out, while Blu-rays still exist. This week, we have…
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UK box office preview: ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ faces battle to conquer ‘The Lego Movie 2’
Joe Cornish returns with his second feature.Joe Cornish’s sophomore feature The Kid Who Would Be King opens in UK cinemas this weekend, with Warner Bros’ sequel The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part currently holding the number one spot.Cornish previously directed 2011 inner city sci-fi Attack The Block starring Screen Star of Tomorrow 2011 John…
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‘Glass’ Repeats Atop the Weekend Box Office While New Releases Struggle
The weekend turned out a bit better than expected with Universal’s Glass holding on to the top spot with an estimated $19 million on its way to a $100+ million domestic run, though the weekend’s newcomers in Fox’s The Kid Who Would be King and Serenity struggled. Meanwhile this year’s crop of Oscar nominees saw…
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‘Glass’ to Remain at No. 1 With $16 Million
In a weekend dominated by holdovers, M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” will likely top the box office again in its second frame with an estimated $16 million.The third part in a trilogy that includes “Unbreakable” and “Split” has earned $59 million domestically and nearly $54 million internationally since its debut despite generally unfavorable reviews. If estimates…
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‘Glass’ Set for Second Weekend at #1 as Oscar Nominees Expand
A few weeks into the new year and January 2019 is currently pacing ~13% behind last year and this weekend’s new releases aren’t likely to have much of an impact. Aviron’s Serenity is looking for a mid-to-high single digit debut and Fox’s The Kid Who Would be King hoping to inch into double digits. Meanwhile…
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‘Kid Who Would Be King’ Exclusive Track: Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Score For The Upcoming Fantasy Film
There are plenty of reasons to be excited for the upcoming fantasy film, “The Kid Who Would Be King.” First, you have the fact that the story follows a modern-day spin on the classic King Arthur tale. And of course, probably the biggest draw for film fans is the fact that the film marks the…
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‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Review: A Lovely Spin on ‘King Arthur’ for the Brexit Age
Arguably the smartest thing about Joe Cornish’s delightful new movie The Kid Who Would Be King is that while others have simply tried straight remakes of the familiar legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Cornish’s film opens the tale up, repurposes it for the present day and modern conflict, and…
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‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Is An Inspiring, Instant Classic [Review]
It’s never easy being young, and while it’s a cliché trotted out every couple of decades, this generation might have it the worst. While Generation X endured the vanished promises of the post-Boomer years with self-aware malaise, young people today face a world that is apocalyptic on almost every front while a sociological mood of…