The Lost King Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan star in the inspiring true story of Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who in 2012 spearheaded a stunning discovery under a Leicester parking lot: the skeletal remains of King Richard III, missing for 500 years and thought lost to history. Langley's unrelenting research pits her against skeptical academics, including the country's most eminent historians, ultimately forcing them to rethink the legacy of one of the most reviled English monarchs in history. Directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) and co-written by Coogan and Jeff Pope based on Langley's book.