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The greatest of the great among all literary greats, the Bard, finds yet another tale from his eternal collection making it onto the big screens. But this time, it is not his work or his life that receives the spotlight but Hamnet, his late and beloved son. A project that will delve deep into the circumstances revolving around the short life and death of the Bard’s first and only son,Hamnetalso seeks to establish itself as a peek into the political atmosphere of the time and the socio-cultural phenomenon that took over after his passing and the great work – the tragedy,Hamlet– that was born out of it.

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet finds its way to the silver screen

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Tom Holland Set to Star in Sam Mendes’HamnetAdaptation

The Marvel star that sauntered onto the screens blasting Alt-J’sLeft Hand Freein MCU’sCaptain America: Civil Warand won over the fandom’s heart with his impactful first entry, however short, is now grabbing headlines. Stepping out of the major franchise which launched him into superstardom, Tom Holland has impressed the audience with his work in films likeCherryandThe Devil All The Time.Now, he goes big withSkyfalldirector, Sam Mendes’ adaptation ofHamnet, a fictional work composed by the British author, Maggie O’Farrell.

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The project was first reported to be in development in June 2021 beyond which there has been hardly any news of progress on the front. Sam Mendes was brought on board to helm the film recently with news of Tom Holland being cast as the lead. The screenplay forHamnetis currently being penned by playwright and author, Chiara Atik, as reported byProduction Weekly.

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It is 1580s England and the country is haunted by the Black Death. The Bard remains largely a foreboding character in the background, above and beyond the novel’s reach – it is not him but his son that Maggie O’Farrell shines the light on. The text, eery and looming with the impending mortality of the 11-year-old Hamnet, revolves around the bond between parents and their child and even though Shakespeare and Agnes are far from being at the center of the narrative, the thread of events ties them all in into a wonderfully woeful tragedy that gives rise to one of the Bard’s best works composed during the Elizabethan era.

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As for the film,Hamnetwill reportedly dive into the family of Shakespeare as they navigate the tragedy of their son’s death, and extend the grief into the birth and composition of one of the most famous tragedies penned by William Shakespeare,Hamlet.A release date has not yet been set for the film and it is still unclear when production ofHamnetwill take off.

Source:Production Weekly

Diya Majumdar

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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.

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