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Hamnet (2025), Paul Mescal Focus Features

Directed and co-written by Chloé Zhao, Hamnet is the story of the events in the life of highly regarded English playwright, William Shakespeare; a time that inspired his timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Zac Wishart and Joe Alwyn star.

An emotional slog is what this looks like. Still, I’m interested to see a promising dramatisation of part of Shakespeare’s personal story. One that’s produced by Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg, no less.

I’m going to re-familiarise myself with Hamlet, before watching this. Until then, a thought:

‘Art, beautiful art, that wondrous gift with the glorious power to help us heal in countless ways.’

Will you be watching?

James Lintern, James Lintern, Joe Alwyn, Justine Mitchell, Eva Wishart, Emily Watson, David Wilmot, Dainton AndersonLouisa Harland, Smylie Bradwell and Faith Delaney also star.

Hamnet Release Dates: December 12th 2025 (US); January 9th, 2026

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All Is True (2019), Kenneth Branagh is William Shakespeare

Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, All Is True is a new drama about the last days of celebrated playwright William Shakespeare.

Additional key cast includes Judi Dench and Ian McKellan.

Something tells me that ‘epic’ isn’t the word for this production, but I rather like Branagh and definitely appreciate Shakespeare, even though his words take extra time to understand in these here modern times.

Kathryn Wilder, Lolita Chakrabarti, Michael Rouse, Jack Colgrave Hirst and Matt Jessup also star

All Is True Release Dates: December 21st, 2018 (US); February 8th, 2019 (UK)…

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