The Princess

The Princess is an action fantasy film about a young royal who refuses an arranged marriage to a cruel and violent nobleman. She is abducted and imprisoned in a tower of her father's castle, while her rejected suitor schemes to seize the throne. To protect her family and the kingdom, she must fight her way free.

The film was released in June 2022 and runs 94 minutes. It was directed by Le Van Kiet, whose earlier feature was Furie (2019); it sits second in the chronological list of his directed films, followed later that year by The Requin and The Ancestral. The screenplay is by Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton, with Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe and Derek Kolstad producing. Joey King plays the princess, alongside Dominic Cooper, Olga Kurylenko, Veronica Ngô, Alex Reid and Ed Stoppard among a credited cast of 45. Made by 20th Century Studios and Original Film on a budget of about 26 million US dollars, the film drew a 5.5 out of 10 critics' rating across 86 reviews, slightly below its 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB and its 5.7 out of 10 on IMDb, based on smaller audience samples.