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Wikipedia article
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'The Lost King' is a 2022 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope. It is a fictionalization of the 2012 discovery of King Richard III's remains beneath a Leicester car park. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Coogan, and Harry Lloyd. The film will be produced by Path, Baby Cow Productions, BBC Film and Ingenious Media, and will be distributed by Path in France and Switzerland as a standalone distributor, and in the UK via Warner Bros. Pictures. The film premiered in Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and will be released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2022.
Cast
* Sally Hawkins as Philippa Langley
* Steve Coogan as John Langley
* Harry Lloyd as King Richard III
Production
In November 2020, it was announced that Stephen Frears was set to direct the film, based on a screenplay written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope. Coogan will also co-star in the film. In March 2021, it was announced that Sally Hawkins had joined the cast, as amateur historian Philippa Langley. Principal photography began in April of that year, and took place across a variety of locations in the Edinburgh area, including Morningside and Newtongrange.
Release
On 28 July 2022, it was announced 'The Lost King' would have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, and would be released in UK cinemas on 7 October 2022. IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.
Controversy
Based on the trailer, some of the lead archaeologists involved in the story did not feel that the film's presentation as "the true story" was correct, and that it had under-represented their involvement, and over-represented Langley's financial input to the project. Langley contends that the archaeologists took undue credit for finding the remains of Richard III given that she had led the search, raised the funding for the dig and commissioned the archaeologists.
Reception
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 13 reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. Hawkins performance has been met with critical acclaim, with Evening Standard stating Sally Hawkins is Oscar-worthy. Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian gave the film two stars who commented on the 'uneven' nature of the script and that scenes with Richard III 'make the film odd and unrelaxed.' Kevin Maher of The Times also gave the film two stars remarking, 'References
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