The King's Daughter (2022 film)

The King's Daughter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean McNamara
Screenplay by	Barry Berman James Schamus
Based on	The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
Produced by	James Pang Hong Paul Currie Wei Han Sean McNamara David Brookwell Hong Pang Evan Wang Qingfeng Du
Starring	Pierce Brosnan Kaya Scodelario Benjamin Walker William Hurt Rachel Griffiths Fan Bingbing
Cinematography	Conrad W. Hall
Edited by	John Gilbert
Music by	Joseph Metcalfe John Coda Grant Kirkhope
Production companies	Bliss Media Brookwell McNamara Entertainment Lightstream Pictures Pandemonium Films Firstep Productions Exosphere Entertainment
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release date	January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Australia China United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[1]
Box office	$2.2 million[2]

The King's Daughter is a 2022 action-adventure fantasy film directed by Sean McNamara from a screenplay by Barry Berman and James Schamus. It is based on the 1997 novel The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre. The film stars Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV, Kaya Scodelario as Marie-Josèphe, and Benjamin Walker as Yves De La Croix. It was William Hurt's final screen performance to be released before his death in March 2022, though not his final film work, as it had been filmed eight years earlier.

Principal photography began in early April 2014 in Versailles, France. After the two-week shoot in France, production then began on April 23 in Melbourne, Australia. Shooting wrapped up at the end of May.

Originally intended to be released in April 2015, the film was delayed just three weeks prior in order to complete post-production effects. It just sat in development hell for over five years, until the distribution rights were acquired by Gravitas Ventures, which theatrically released it on January 21, 2022, to negative reviews.