'The King' Premiere: Timothée Chalamet, Director on Bringing 'Intimidating' Shakespeare Tale to Screen

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'The King' Premiere: Timothée Chalamet, Director on Bringing 'Intimidating' Shakespeare Tale to Screen
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In between taking photos and signing autographs, the film's titular star explained how he decided to play Henry V, and going from scenes of being a drunk playboy to being 'coronated in front of 1,000 people.'

In between taking photos and signing autographs, the film's titular star explained how he decided to play Henry V, and going from scenes of being a drunk playboy to being"coronated in front of 1,000 people."The King

"It was intimidating, but that was one of the more attractive things about it," he said. "It scared the shit out of me." Chalamet explained that when he first read the script, he thought thought the role would "be great for whoever does it." Many actors have portrayed Henry V over the years — including Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh, both of whom were nominated for an Oscar as a result — though Chalamet is notably younger than they were at the time.'s director David Michôd, this aspect felt "more historically true to the character."

That's not to say that Michôd or Edgerton were committed to historical accuracy. The two didn't exactly stick to Shakespeare's script, either.

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