Overview
- Chloé Zhao’s adaptation held its Los Angeles premiere at the Academy Museum on Nov. 18, introduced by producer Steven Spielberg and the filmmaker.
- Spielberg urged audiences and exhibitors to keep space on big screens for intimate dramas, praising Zhao’s film at the event.
- Hamnet won the People’s Choice Award at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, boosting its awards-season profile.
- Focus Features schedules a limited U.S. release for Nov. 27 with a wider expansion beginning Dec. 12.
- The film, adapted with Maggie O’Farrell from her 2020 novel, stars Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn, with a San Francisco preview set for Nov. 24 at AMC Kabuki.