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2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hamnet

October 14, 2025 by Chris Connor

Hamnet, 2025. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal. Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, and Noah Jupe. SYNOPSIS: A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Shakespeare’s works are known the world over, and his personal life has been examined before on screen, notably […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2025 BFI London Film Festival, Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamnet, Jacobi Jupe, Jessie Buckley, Noah Jupe, Paul Mescal, Paul Mescal. Joe Alwyn, William Shakespeare

New trailer for Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal

October 10, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Focus Features has released a new trailer and poster for Hamnet, director Chloe Zhao’s upcoming adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel which reimagines the creation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet. The period romantic drama stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. Check out the trailer below… HAMNET: From Academy Award® winning writer/director […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamlet, Hamnet, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal, William Shakespeare

Movie Review – Hamnet (2025)

September 14, 2025 by admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Top Stories, Will Hume Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamnet, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal, Toronto International Film Festival

First trailer for Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley

August 26, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Emily Watson, Hamnet, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal

Chloe Zhao to direct Shakespeare drama Hamnet

April 5, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

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 […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Chloe Zhao, Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell

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