Louis Ashbourne Serkis Talks Learning How To Sword Fight For 'Kid Who Would Be King'

Louis Ashbourne Serkis pulls a sword from a stone just like the Arthurian legend during the photocall for his new film, The Kid Who Would Be King, in London on Tuesday afternoon (February 5).

The 14-year-old actor was joined by co-stars Rhianna Dorris, Rebecca Ferguson and Sir Patrick Stewart for the fun event.

In a new interview, Louis opened up about the training he and his co-stars went through for the movie.

“There was like two months of solid horse-riding and sword-fighting practice and getting fit,” Louis shared. “That was really tough. The first time I tried the horse-riding lessons, it was quite hard to get used to, but it was worth it.”

He adds that through the training, he bonded a lot with his on-screen knights – Rhianna, Tom Taylor, and Dean Chaumoo.

“We’ve become such close friends that we’re going to be mates for life,” he said. “I’m really grateful that we had this opportunity together.”