US EditionHow Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of ‘Hamnet’
- Paul Mescal and the three child actors secretly staged a Macbeth witches' entrance to surprise Jessie Buckley during filming, with Buckley saying, `It was real`; Hamnet is now playing in select theaters.
- Adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel, Hamnet centers on the Shakespeares' grief after Hamnet died at age 11, linking that loss to the creation of Hamlet, the film imagines.
- Paul Mescal said tackling the soliloquy caused him "great anxiety" and was a major technical challenge, but Hamnet gave him new understanding of William Shakespeare's writing.
- Already, Jessie Buckley, actor, and Paul Mescal, actor, have resolved to work together again, with their performances hailed among the year's best and expected to earn Oscar nominations.
- Under Chloé Zhao's direction, Hamnet uses daily meditations and explores extreme gender impulses to transform private grief into a shared experience for audiences.
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the release of new ‘Hamnet’ film
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the cinematic release of Hamnet, directed by Chloé Zhao in the US for Thanksgiving (27 November). Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, the film explores love and loss in the lives of Agnes (Anne) and William Shakespeare and the enduring attention to grief in Shakespeare’s art.
Mescal gives Shakespeare a fresh take in ‘Hamnet’
Paul Mescal took a break from filming his new Beatles movie – part of a four-pack on each Beatle, all directed by Sam Mendes – to talk about the buzzy year-end awards entry, “Hamnet” where he plays William Shakespeare, no less. What’s wild is Mescal, 29, really does resemble Paul McCartney, the Beatle he’s playing. It’s not just the hair, which is minus Beatle bangs, it’s the suggestion. A tribute to the alchemy that great actors can sometimes …
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How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of 'Hamnet'
Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as his wife, Agnes, is expected to be one of the top Oscar contenders of the year.
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley reveal the real surprise in 'Hamnet'
Great love can echo across centuries. This seems to be the heart-wrenching truth of Hamnet, the latest film from Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao. Adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel of the same name, Hamnet unfolds the little known story of William Shakespeare, his wife, and the love that saw them through times of joy and agony. Beyond that, this critically heralded drama — starring Academy Award nominees Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckl…
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