The Green Knight is a 2021 dark fantasy[5] adventure film directed, written, produced, and edited by David Lowery. It is an adaptation from the anonymously written 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and stars Dev Patel as Gawain, who sets out on a journey to test his courage and face the Green Knight. It also stars Alicia Vikander (in a dual role), Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson as the titular character.