Hamnet, 2025. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. SYNOPSIS: A story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet arrives with ideal credentials: a celebrated source text, the backing of Steven Spielberg and […]
First trailer for Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley
Ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, Focus Features has released the first trailer for Hamnet, director Chloe Zhao’s (Nomadland, Eternals) upcoming adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel. The film reimagines the story of the creation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and features a cast that includes Jessie Buckley, Paul […]
Chloe Zhao to direct Shakespeare drama Hamnet
Following her high-profile one-two of Nomadland and Marvel’s Eternals, Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao has been slow to pick her next film, but has finally opted for an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. Deadline reports that Zhao will direct from a script adapted alongside Hamnet‘s author Maggie O’Farrell. Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and […]
