Dev Patel Gets Medieval As Sir Gawain In The Green Knight

David Lowery's upcoming medieval fantasy The Green Knight looks to be the cure for the regular film.


Based on a 14th-century Middle English language romantic tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lowery's vision of the story is a fashionable, surreal take on the fantastical, putting Dev Patel front and center because the titular Gawain.


The original tale was based on the appearance of an eccentric giant, clad all in green, who rides into King Arthur's court on a green horse on new Year's Day. He has a game to play: someone there may strike him one time as piece of a Christmas game, nevertheless the Green Knight can return the blow in one year and one day. In return, the brave soul will receive the knight's impressive axe he strode in with.


There's one taker: Sir Gawain, the youngest of King Arthur's knights. He's able to behead the Green Knight, who simply obtains his head and rides away, with Gawain acquiring the axe. Although Gawain must live up to his end of the bargain, and figure out a way to avoid being killed while in the scuffle – of course, there is lots more to it than that, however that's a good beginning point.


Rounding out the cast includes Sean Harris as King Arthur, Joel Edgerton and Alicia Vikander as traveling friends Gawain meets while in his quest, and Ralph Ineson because the Green Knight. You'll certainly wish to give the original story a read before heading out to be able to see this adaptation, or at the very least read the Cliff's Notes. It will interesting to be able to see if it lives up to its original ending or if there's something more sinister in store. Let's hope there's at least several changes made, because it'll be all of the better.


The Green Knight is poised to bring its outlandish however magical journey to theaters on May 29.