'The Kid Who Would Be King' trivia and fun facts

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Director Joe Cornish has said that the film's title is a playful reference to the title of 'The man who would be king' (1975).

The school used in filming was also the secondary school that former James Bond Pierce Brosnan attended when he was a kid.

This is Patrick Stewart's first Arthurian movie since playing Leondegrance, the father of Guinevere, in Excalibur (1981).

The names of Alex's friends correspond with Knights of the Round Table: Lance is Sir Lancelot, Kaye is Sir Kay, and Bedders is Sir Bedivere.