Overview

• Directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, 'Juliet & Romeo' replaces Shakespeare's iambic pentameter with modern pop songs aimed at younger audiences.
• The film stars Clara Rugaard and Jamie Ward as the titular lovers, supported by Rebel Wilson, Dan Fogler, and Sir Derek Jacobi in key roles.
• Critics fault the production for its generic music, lack of emotional depth, and weak chemistry between the leads, despite praise for its choreography and visuals.
• Set in a stylized Renaissance-mall Verona, the adaptation introduces new subplots, including an apothecary smuggling refugees, and alters the original tragic ending.
• The movie opened in theaters May 9, 2025, with a PG-13 rating, joining a long lineage of 'Romeo and Juliet' adaptations but struggling to stand out.