US EditionPaul Mescal Writes 'Hamlet' in 'Hamnet' Trailer
- Focus Features released the drama film Hamnet, directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, in select theaters on November 27, 2024.
- The film adapts Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 bestselling novel about Shakespeare and his wife Agnes coping with their 11-year-old son Hamnet's death in 1596.
- Paul Mescal portrays William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley takes on the role of Agnes in a film that delves into a story of love and loss, which served as the inspiration for Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
- Zhao co-wrote the script with O'Farrell and said the book's immersive style parallels her filmmaking approach, while the film premieres wide on December 12, 2024.
- The film’s release at festivals and theaters suggests a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s life and the emotional origins of Hamlet’s timeless masterpiece.
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Paul Mescal is a grieving William Shakespeare in 'Hamnet' trailer
Jessie Buckley also stars as Shakespeare's wife Agnes in the romance drama.Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in 'Hamnet'Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley tell the untold love story between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes in the first teaser trailer for Hamnet.Mescal stars as the English playwright and poet opposite Buckley's Agnes, also known as Anne, in the first shared footage, which capt…
‘Hamnet’ Trailer: Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal In Tragic Backstory Of The Bard’s ‘Hamlet’ From Chloé Zhao
“Tell me a story,” William Shakespeare’s wife asks him. “What story would you like?” he replies. “Something that moves me,” she says. Now there’s a setup. Here is the first teaser trailer for Hamnet, Oscar winner Chloé Zhao story of love and loss that inspired the creation of the Bard’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Have a look above. Aftersun Oscar nominee Paul Mescal plays Shakespeare, and The Lost Daughter Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley is …
‘Hamnet’ Teaser: Jessie Buckley Is Shakespeare’s Wife in Chloé Zhao’s Post-‘Eternals’ Romantic Tragedy
Paul Mescal co-stars in the Telluride and TIFF premiere as William Shakespeare, grieving the death of his young son, in the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel.
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