Overview

• Focus Features released the first teaser on August 26 for Hamnet, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestseller with O’Farrell co-writing the screenplay with Chloé Zhao.
• Paul Mescal plays William Shakespeare opposite Jessie Buckley as Agnes, with Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn in supporting roles.
• The film opens in select theaters November 27 before expanding nationwide December 12, with Focus distributing domestically and Universal handling international release.
• Producers include Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes alongside Zhao, with production from Amblin Entertainment, Neal Street Productions, Hera Pictures and Book of Shadows.
• The film is slated for the fall festival circuit with a Canadian premiere at TIFF, and industry reporting points to a Telluride screening.