David Lowery‘s fantasy epic The Green Knight will finally arrive this July in the theatres after being delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a highly-anticipated film that features Dev Patel as a knight on a quest, and it’s full of magic, monsters, and talking animals. In short, it looks pretty damn great. Below you can learn everything you need to know about The Green Knight before it opens. The Green Knight is a fantasy epic inspired by the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The poem is from the late 14th-century, and its author remains a mystery. In fact, it wasn’t even given the title of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight until much later. The poem is part of the Arthurian legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and draws on Welsh, Irish and English stories along with the French chivalric tradition. An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.
