Chloé Zhao returns to directing with Hamnet, a film based on the bestseller of the same name

Director Chloé Zhao will take care of the big screen adaptation of Hamnet, the bestseller written by Maggie O’Farrell.

Chloe Zhaoafter the Oscar won with Nomadland and the experience among the Marvel ranks, he will return to directing on the occasion of the film based on Hamnetthe book written by Maggie O’Farrell.
The project based on the Shakespeare-era bestseller will be produced by Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows.

Hamnet imagines the creation of Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, through the perspective of the author’s wife, Agnes (a variation of the name of Anne Hathaway, the artist’s real wife), as she copes with the death of her only child, the 11-year-old Hamnet, which occurred due to the plague. The pages also tell the story of the woman’s relationship with Shakespeare as a young man.

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Chloe Zhao will co-write the screenplay with Maggie O’Farrell, as well as direct the film.

Also joining the production team are Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes and Nic Gonda.

The director will then return to the set after her experience in the MCU with Eternals, which grossed 402 million worldwide, and her Oscar win with Nomadland.