THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (PG)

★★★★★

FAMILY-FRIENDLY spin on the sword in the stone. Twelve-year-old Alexander Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) falls victim to bullying classmate Lance (Tom Taylor) and his sidekick Kaye (Rhianna Dorris) at Dungate Academy. Fleeing his tormentors, Alex seeks refuge in a building site where he pulls a sword from a block of stone just like Arthurian legend. This stirs King Arthur’s evil half-sister Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson) who reanimates fallen warriors to slay Alex and steal Excalibur. In response, Merlin (Angus Imrie) materialises at Dungate Academy and inspires Alex to undertake an epic quest.

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