THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (2019) About The Crew

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

JOE CORNISH (Writer/Director), NIRA PARK (Producer), TIM BEVAN (Producer), ERIC FELLNER (Producer), BILL POPE , ASC (Director of Photography), JONATHAN AMOS, ACE (Film Editor), PAUL MACHLISS , ACE (Film Editor), NICK ANGEL (Music Supervisor), ELECTRIC WAVE BUREAU [EWB] (Music), JANY TEMIME (Costume Designer), SHARON MARTIN (Hair and Makeup), and MARCUS ROWLAND (Production Designer)

JOE CORNISH (Writer/Director) is an award-winning writer, director and comedian based in the UK.

Cornish first appeared as co-writer, director and lead performer on ‘The Adam and Joe Show’ which ran for four seasons on Channel Four TV.

He went on to write and direct his first feature 'Attack the Block' for Big Talk Productions and Film 4. The film earned multiple international awards, including the Audience Award at South by Southwest and a BAFTA nomination.

Along with writing partner Edgar Wright, Joe co-wrote the story and screenplay for Marvel's critically acclaimed 'Ant-Man,’ starring Paul Rudd, as well as 'The Adventures of Tintin' for Paramount Pictures, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.

NIRA PARK (Producer) Park is best known for her collaborations with Edgar Wright, having produced all of his work over the past two decades, their partnership began with the award-winning television series ‘Spaced’. This also marked the beginning of their long-standing collaborations with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, which continued with the cult comedy ‘Shaun of the Dead’ for which Park received a BAFTA Outstanding Debut Award nomination and was subsequently named as one of Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch. The film was the first instalment of Wright’s iconic ‘Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy’ (‘Shaun of the Dead,’ ‘Hot Fuzz,’ ‘The World’s End’), all starring Pegg and Frost. Park went on to produce Wright’s ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’ and most recently the Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning ‘Baby Driver’, which was released in June 2017 to huge critical acclaim and has grossed over $225M worldwide.

Park has worked closely with Joe Cornish over the years, their relationship beginning with the SXSW Audience Award-winning and BAFTA Outstanding Debut-nominated feature ‘Attack the Block’. In addition to working with unique artists such as Wright and Cornish, Nira has produced: Greg Mottola’s ‘Paul,’ written by and starring Pegg and Frost; Ben Wheatley’s multi-award winning black comedy ‘Sightseers,’ which premiered at Cannes; Jeremy Lovering’s critically-acclaimed psychological horror ‘In Fear,’ which premiered at Sundance and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award; ‘Cuban Fury,’ starring Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, and Rashida Jones; ‘Man Up,’ written by Tess Morris and directed by Ben Palmer and starring Simon Pegg alongside Lake Bell, which premiered at Tribeca and won Best Comedy at the 2016 National Film Awards; and Sacha Baron Cohen’s action comedy ‘Grimsby.’

Park has also produced numerous television series including three series of the double BAFTA award-winning sitcom ‘Black Books’, as well as ‘Free Agents’ which she spear-headed alongside Sharon Horgan for Channel 4. Park also acted as executive producer on the US adaptation of ‘Free Agents’ for NBC starring Kathryn Hahn and Hank Azaria and was an executive producer on ‘Friday Night Dinner’ and the BAFTA award-winning ‘Him & Her’.

Nira Park founded award-winning UK film and television production company Big Talk in 1995. She left the company in July 2018 to set up a new venture with Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish.

TIM BEVAN (Producer) is Co-Chairman and Co-founder of Working Title Films, one of the world’s leading production companies, which he partners with Co-Chairman Eric Fellner. Working Title, formed in 1984, has made over 100 films that have grossed over $6 billion worldwide. Their films have won 13 Academy Awards® (for Joe Wright’s ‘Darkest Hour,’ Tom Hooper’s 'The Danish Girl,’ James Marsh’s 'The Theory of Everything,’ Tom Hooper’s 'Les Misérables,’ Joe Wright’s 'Anna Karenina,’ Tim Robbins’ 'Dead Man Walking,’ Joel and Ethan Coen’s 'Fargo,’ Shekhar Kapur’s 'Elizabeth' and 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ and Joe Wright’s 'Atonement’) and 37 BAFTA Awards and numerous prestigious prizes at the Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals.

Bevan and Fellner have been honored with the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, the PGA's highest honor for motion picture producers. They have been accorded two of the highest film awards given to British filmmakers; the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema at the Orange British Academy Film [BAFTA] Awards and the Alexander Walker Film Award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. They have also both been honored with CBEs (Commanders of the British Empire).

The company’s commercial and critical hits include 'The Interpreter,,’ 'About a Boy,’ 'Notting Hill,’’ 'Elizabeth,’ 'Fargo,’ 'Dead Man Walking,’ 'Bean,’ 'High Fidelity,’ 'Johnny English,’ 'Billy Elliot,’ 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ 'Bridget Jones’s Diary,’ 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,’ 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,’ 'Love Actually,’ 'Shaun of the Dead,’ 'Pride & Prejudice,’ 'Nanny McPhee,’ 'United 93,’ 'Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ 'Hot Fuzz,’ 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’’ 'Burn After Reading,’ 'Frost/Nixon,’ 'Atonement,’ 'Senna,’ ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,’ 'Contraband,' 'Anna Karenina,’ 'Les Misérables,’ 'About Time,’ 'Rush,’ 'Two Faces of January,’ 'Trash,’ 'Everest,’ 'Legend,’ 'The Programme,’ 'The Danish Girl,’ ‘Grimsby,’ 'Hail Caesar!' 'Bridget Jones’s Baby’ and ‘Baby Driver.’

Working Title’s recent releases include 'The Snowman,' directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson and Val Kilmer; 'Darkest Hour,' directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn and Kristin Scott Thomas; 'Victoria and Abdul,’ directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal, ‘7 Days in Entebbe,’ directed by Jose Padilha and starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl, “King of Thieves,’ starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent and Ray Winstone; ‘Johnny English 3,’ starring Rowan Atkinson, 'Mary Queen of Scots,’ directed by Josie Rourke starring Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan and Joe Alwyn; and the Netflix series 'Gypsy' starring Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup and Karl Glusman.

ERIC FELLNER (Producer) is the Co-Chairman of Working Title Films with partner Tim Bevan. Together they have made more than 100 films that have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide. Their films have won 13 Academy Awards® (for Joe Wright’s ‘Darkest Hour,’ Tom Hooper’s 'The Danish Girl,’ James Marsh’s 'The Theory of Everything,’ Tom Hooper’s 'Les Misérables,’ Joe Wright’s 'Anna Karenina,’ Tim Robbins’ 'Dead Man Walking,’ Joel and Ethan Coen’s 'Fargo,’ Shekhar Kapur’s 'Elizabeth' and 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ and Joe Wright’s 'Atonement’) and 37 BAFTA Awards and numerous prestigious prizes at the Cannes and Berlin International Film Festivals.

Fellner and Bevan have been honored with the Producers Guild of America’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, the PGA’s highest honor for motion picture producers. They have been accorded two of the highest film awards given to British filmmakers: the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, at the Orange British Academy Film [BAFTA] Awards, and the Alexander Walker Film Award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. They have also both been honored with CBEs (Commanders of the Order of the British Empire).

The company’s commercial and critical hits include 'The Interpreter,,’ 'About a Boy,’ 'Notting Hill,’’ 'Elizabeth,’ 'Fargo,’ 'Dead Man Walking,’ 'Bean,’ 'High Fidelity,’ 'Johnny English,’ 'Billy Elliot,’ 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ 'Bridget Jones’s Diary,’ 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,’ 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,’ 'Love Actually,’ 'Shaun of the Dead,’ 'Pride & Prejudice,’ 'Nanny McPhee,’ 'United 93,’ 'Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ 'Hot Fuzz,’ 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’’ 'Burn After Reading,’ 'Frost/Nixon,’ 'Atonement,’ 'Senna,’ ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,’ 'Contraband,' 'Anna Karenina,’ 'Les Misérables,’ 'About Time,’ 'Rush,’ 'Two Faces of January,’ 'Trash,’ 'Everest,’ 'Legend,’ 'The Programme,’ 'The Danish Girl,’ ‘Grimsby,’ 'Hail Caesar!' 'Bridget Jones’s Baby’ and ‘Baby Driver.’

Working Title’s recent releases include 'The Snowman,' directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson and Val Kilmer; 'Darkest Hour,' directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn and Kristin Scott Thomas; 'Victoria and Abdul,’ directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal, ‘7 Days in Entebbe,’ directed by Jose Padilha and starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl, “King of Thieves,’ starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent and Ray Winstone; ‘Johnny English 3,’ starring Rowan Atkinson, 'Mary Queen of Scots,’ directed by Josie Rourke starring Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan and Joe Alwyn; and the Netflix series 'Gypsy' starring Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup and Karl Glusman.

BILL POPE , ASC (Director of Photography) is an American cinematographer, best known for his work on Sam Raimi's films, ‘The Matrix’ trilogy with the Wachowski siblings and on Edgar Wright's films.

Pope began his career directing music videos before moving to feature film projects. His first notable work was Raimi's 1990 superhero homage 'Darkman' which starred Liam Neeson in the title role. Pope went on to work with Raimi numerous times, lensing multiple films in the 'Spider-Man' trilogy and the cult movie 'Army of Darkness' in 1992.

In 1999 he worked on one episode of the high school series 'Freaks and Geeks' and the same year he began work on the high-flying international hit 'The Matrix,’ later completing the sci-fi film's two sequels, 'The Matrix Reloaded' and 'The Matrix Revolutions'.

Continuing his penchant for big-budget action movies with the feel of comic books, Pope landed a job as director of photography on 2008's 'The Spirit,’ based on the golden-age superhero created by Will Eisner. Since then, Pope has gone on to film 'Men in Black 3' and 'The Jungle Book' in addition to Edgar Wright’s 'Scott Pilgrim vs the World,’ 'The World's End' and Wright's most recent feature, 'Baby Driver' in 2017.

MARCUS ROWLAND (Production Designer) previously collaborated with writer/director Joe Cornish on 'Attack the Block'.

He has worked extensively with Director Edgar Wright on features including 'The World’s End,’ 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ 'Hot Fuzz,’ 'Shaun of the Dead' and most recently 'Baby Driver'. He also worked with Edgar on the cult comedy series 'Spaced'. Other credits include John Moore’s 'I.T.'.

Rowland has forged a hugely successful commercials career collaborating with several renowned production companies and directors, most recently collaborating with Riff Raff Films and Director Wes Anderson for H&M, for which he received a British Arrows Award.

JONATHAN AMOS, ACE (Film Editor) has worked on a number of feature films including Edgar Wright's ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘Scott Pilgim vs. the World’; Sony Pictures’ ‘Grimsby,’ directed by Louis Letterier; ‘A United Kingdom,’ directed by Amma Asante; Joe Cornish’s ‘Attack the Block’; and the Nick Cave feature documentary ‘20,000 Days on Earth.’

Jon’s awards include a 2018 BAFTA® win and a 2017 Critics Choice Award as Best Editor for ‘Baby Driver,’ which also saw him Oscar®-nominated; a 2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ for which he was also nominated for Best Editing of a Feature at the Annual ACE Eddie Awards in 2011; and the Editing Award for World Cinema Documentary at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, for ‘20,000 Days on Earth.’

PAUL MACHLISS , ACE (Film Editor) started his career in the UK cutting music documentary films. He originally collaborated with Edgar Wright on both series of the cult hit television show ‘Spaced’ and went on to cut the BAFTA®-winning comedies ‘Black Books,’ ‘‘The IT Crowd’ and ‘Peep Show’; three of the UK’s most popular and successful sitcoms from the last decade. More recently, he cut the pilot for multi award-winning and critically acclaimed comedy drama television series ‘Fleabag’ and for Edgar Wright, Paul has cut the feature films, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (Eddie Nomination ), ‘ The World’s End’ and ‘Baby Driver,’ the latter earning him both an Oscar® nomination and a BAFTA® win for Best Editing. Paul is originally from Australia, but has lived and worked in the UK for many years.

NICK ANGEL (Music Supervisor) was director of A&R for Island Records from 1990-99 where he signed PJ Harvey, Elbow, Pulp, Vic Reeves, Talvin Singh, The Orb, Jah Wobble, Apache Indian and Lewis Taylor.

He also organized music for films including ‘Young Americans,’ ‘In the Name of the Father,’ ‘Face’ and ‘Notting Hill.’ From 1999, he became head of music for Working Title, supervising everything from ‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘Atonement,’ ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary, ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,’ ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ to ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz.’ Outside projects included ‘The Take,’ ‘Attack the Block,’ ‘Shaun The Sheep’ and ‘The Pirates In the time of Misfits!’ Recent projects include ‘Paddington 2,’ ‘Yardie’ (Idris Elba’s first film as a director), ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby,’ ‘Eye In The Sky,’ ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ and ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami.’ Current projects include ‘How To Build a Girl,’ ‘The Days of Bagnold Summer’ and ‘Brassic.’

Nick has a publishing company, Salvation Music, and was a founder of Raindog Films, the new production company set up by Colin Firth and Ged Doherty.

ELECTRIC WAVE BUREAU [EWB] (Music) is an artists collective founded by musical director Mike Smith, artist Suzi Winstanley, Nelson De Freitas and musician Damon Albarn dedicated to composing and sourcing music for film, television, radio and online.

Recent projects include Broken, Ravenous, 101 Reykjavik and Ordinary Decent Criminal as well as short films Bionic, Tell Tale and Sargeant Slaughter.

JANY TEMIME (Costume Designer) designed the costumes for the Harry Potter films 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban;’ 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire;’ 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,’ for which she received a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination; 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince;’ and the two-part 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. She was awarded the Costume Designers Guild (USA) Award 2012 for Excellence in Fantasy Film.

Temime recently designed Paul McGuigan’s 'Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool' starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters and Vanessa Redgrave, and Morten Tyldum’s sci-fi adventure 'Passengers,’ starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen and Laurence Fishburne.

She designed Sam Mendes’ latest Bond movie, 'Spectre,’ starring Daniel Craig, Monica Belluci, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz and Lea Séydoux and previously worked on 'Skyfall,’ starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem. She also designed Alfonso Cuarón’s multiple Academy Award winning sci-fi thriller 'Gravity,’ starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

Temime’s other credits also include Martin McDonagh’s 'In Bruges,’ starring Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; Alfonso Cuarón’s 'Children of Men,’ starring Clive Owen; Agnieszka Holland’s 'Copying Beethoven,’ starring Ed Harris; and Beeban Kidron’s 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,’ starring Renée Zellweger.

She earned a British Independent Film Award nomination for her costume designs for 'High Heels and Low Lifes,’ starring Minnie Driver and had earlier won a BAFTA Cymru Award for her work on Marc Evans’ 'House of America,’ and the 1995 Utrecht Film Festival’s Golden Calf for Best Costume Design for Marleen Gorris’ Oscar®-winning 'Antonia’s Line'.

Temime's additional credits encompass more than 40 international motion picture and television projects, including Werner Herzog’s 'Invincible,’ starring Tim Roth; Todd Komarnicki’s 'Resistance;’ Marleen Gorris’ 'The Luzhin Defense;’ Paul McGuigan’s 'Gangster No. 1;’ Edward Thomas’s 'Rancid Aluminum;’ Mike van Diem’s 'The Character,’ which won an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film; Danny Deprez’s 'The Ball;’ George Sluizer’s 'The Commissioner' and 'Crimetime;’ Ate de Jong’s 'All Men Are Mortal;’ and Frans Weisz’s 'The Last Call.'

SHARON MARTIN (Hair and Makeup) started her make-up career working in the theater. This opened the door for her to work with British music legends Soul II Soul. Her huge creative talent has taken her around the world and lead her from the glamorous world of pop music into an ever-evolving career as an exceptionally versatile designer for film and television.

Martin went on to work with Forest Whitaker on his Oscar winning performance for 'The Last King Of Scotland' and was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination for her Makeup Design on 'Snow White and the Huntsman'.

Her film career has taken her around the world, working the last few years in locations such as Prague, South Korea, Canada, USA and Nigeria to name but a few, building on and inspiring Sharon’s love for story-telling.

Martin has enjoyed collaborations with directors such as Woody Allen, Anton Corbijn and most recently Gore Verbinski.

Her TV work earned her a BAFTA nomination for her Hair and Makeup Design on the adaptation of Zadie Smiths 'White Teeth' starring Naomi Harris and James McAvoy.

Her latest credits include makeup and hair design for the forthcoming 'A Cure for Wellness' as well as the 80s crime thriller 'Infiltrator' starring Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger.

Martin’s long list of film credits also include 'Blood Diamond,’ 'Prince of Persia,’ 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' and most recently, personal hair and make-up artist on Marvels 'Dr. Strange' for Rachel McAdams and Chiwetel Ejiofor, to name but a few.