Message from the King (film)

Message from the King
Promotional poster
Directed byFabrice Du Welz
Screenplay by
  • Stephen Cornwell
  • Oliver Butcher
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMonica Lenczewska
Edited byBeatrice Sisul
Music by
  • Vincent Cahay
  • Felix Penny
Production
companies
  • Sierra Affinity
  • Entertainment One
  • The Ink Factory
  • The Joker Films
  • Entre Chien et Loup
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) (TIFF)
  • May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10) (France)
  • August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[1]
Box office$315,132[2]

Message from the King is a 2016 revenge-action-thriller film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, and written by Stephen Cornwell and Oliver Butcher. The film is produced by Cornwell, David Lancaster and Simon Cornwell and stars Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, and Alfred Molina. The film's plot revolves around Jacob King (Boseman), a man from Cape Town, South Africa who travels to Los Angeles in order to find his younger sister and after finding out she is dead, he works to avenge her death.

The project was announced on November 4, 2014, along with Boseman's casting. Principal photography began in February 2015 in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] Other filming locations included Cape Town, South Africa, Glendale, Beverly Hills and Topanga.

The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2016.[5] It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed at Boseman's performance and criticism aimed at the script and the overall pacing. Netflix released the film on August 4, 2017.[6]

  1. ^ McCown-Levy, Alex (February 13, 2015). "Luke Evans, others join Chadwick Boseman's revenge thriller Message From The King". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Message from the King". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Yamato, Jen (November 4, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman To Star In Revenge Thriller 'Message From The King'". Deadline. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Christine (March 30, 2015). "Monday, March 30 Filming Locations for NCIS: LA, Message From The King, Money Monster, Under The Dome, SVU & more!". On Location Vacations. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Films: Message from the King". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Message from the King. Netflix. Retrieved July 27, 2017.