Joey King On The Rigorous Fight Training She Underwent For The Princess

Joey King's nameless Princess may be an expert fighter, but when King accepted the role in the movie, she wasn't. That led to, in King's words, "a lot of training." The training work was extensive, and she remains grateful to all the people who helped her. 

"I had no prior training in sword fighting, stunt fighting, [or] hand-to-hand combat, so I worked with some people that were so patient, so supportive, so lovely, and they taught me everything I knew [in] a very short period of time," King shared. "I was so lucky. I worked with some incredible people. Our whole stunt team supported me and lifted me up in ways that I'll never be able to thank them enough for."

In fact, King's training was so successful that she was able to execute a remarkable number of the stunts seen in "The Princess." "I was able to get to a point where I did 85-90% of what you see on camera," King revealed, "and it was only because the people around me were so supportive and made me feel like I could genuinely do anything."

"The Princess" is available to stream on Hulu.