Chloé Zhao is adding another feature to the roster of films she has on her plate. The filmmaker has set her sights on Hamnet, which is in the works from Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows.
The feature is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel of the same name. It centers on Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare who is mourning the loss of her son, Hamnet.
Zhao is a two-time Oscar winner for Nomadland, which landed her best director and best picture Oscars as a producer. The filmmaker followed that up with Marvel Studios’ Eternals, and she is also known for The Rider.
Zhao will pen the script for Hamnet with O’Farrell. Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes are producing, with Nic Gonda executive producing for Book of Shadows. Jeb Brody, Amblin’s president of production, and Mia Maniscalco, senior vp creative affairs,...
The feature is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel of the same name. It centers on Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare who is mourning the loss of her son, Hamnet.
Zhao is a two-time Oscar winner for Nomadland, which landed her best director and best picture Oscars as a producer. The filmmaker followed that up with Marvel Studios’ Eternals, and she is also known for The Rider.
Zhao will pen the script for Hamnet with O’Farrell. Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes are producing, with Nic Gonda executive producing for Book of Shadows. Jeb Brody, Amblin’s president of production, and Mia Maniscalco, senior vp creative affairs,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After Chloé Zhao’s venture into the Marvel universe, the Oscar winner is taking on the Bard. The “Nomadland” and “Eternals” director will adapt “Hamnet,” the 2020 novel from Irish author Maggie O’Farrell, IndieWire has confirmed.
A work of historical fiction, “Hamnet” tells the story of William Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway (referred in the story as Agnes), and her romance with the man who would become the world’s most famous playwright. The novel particularly focuses on the death of the couple’s son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596 and has long been speculated to be an inspiration for Shakespeare’s most famous play, the very similarly named “Hamlet.” Upon its release, O’Farrell’s novel received critical acclaim; it won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize from the 2020 National Book Critics Circle, and was named by the New York Times Book Review as one...
A work of historical fiction, “Hamnet” tells the story of William Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway (referred in the story as Agnes), and her romance with the man who would become the world’s most famous playwright. The novel particularly focuses on the death of the couple’s son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596 and has long been speculated to be an inspiration for Shakespeare’s most famous play, the very similarly named “Hamlet.” Upon its release, O’Farrell’s novel received critical acclaim; it won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize from the 2020 National Book Critics Circle, and was named by the New York Times Book Review as one...
- 4/4/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) will direct an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed Shakespeare-era novel “Hamnet” for Amblin Partners. Zhao is writing the screenplay with O’Farrell. Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows are all backing the project.
O’Farrell’s New York Times bestseller reframes the creation of William Shakespeare’s most famous play, “Hamlet,” through the lens of the playwright’s wife Agnes, as she grieves the death of her only son, 11-year-old Hamnet, to the bubonic plauge. The novel also traces the beginnings of Agnes’ relationship with young Shakespeare — who is never named, known only as the world’s most famous playwright. In 2020, “Hamnet” won the Women’s Prize for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris (“1917”) and Sam Mendes (“1917”) are producing, and Nic Gonda (“Tree of Life”) is executive producing for Book of Shadows.
O’Farrell’s New York Times bestseller reframes the creation of William Shakespeare’s most famous play, “Hamlet,” through the lens of the playwright’s wife Agnes, as she grieves the death of her only son, 11-year-old Hamnet, to the bubonic plauge. The novel also traces the beginnings of Agnes’ relationship with young Shakespeare — who is never named, known only as the world’s most famous playwright. In 2020, “Hamnet” won the Women’s Prize for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris (“1917”) and Sam Mendes (“1917”) are producing, and Nic Gonda (“Tree of Life”) is executive producing for Book of Shadows.
- 4/4/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao will direct “Hamnet,” an adaptation of the critically acclaimed, award winning novel by Maggie O’Farrell, Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows announced on Tuesday.
Zhao and O’Farrell will write the script together.
The New York Times Bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer, William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.
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Hamnet won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards, and was also shortlisted for...
Zhao and O’Farrell will write the script together.
The New York Times Bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer, William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.
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Hamnet won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards, and was also shortlisted for...
- 4/4/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: After dominating the Oscars in 2021, Nomadland writer-director Chloé Zhao looks to be building out her future slate. Sources tell Deadline that she is set to direct an adaptation of Hamnet for Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows. The film is based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, who will adapt the script with Zhao.
The New York Times bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer, William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.
Related: Maggie O’Farrell Novel ‘Hamnet’ Headed For Screen From Amblin Partners, Sam Mendes’ Neal Street, Hera Pictures...
The New York Times bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer, William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.
Related: Maggie O’Farrell Novel ‘Hamnet’ Headed For Screen From Amblin Partners, Sam Mendes’ Neal Street, Hera Pictures...
- 4/4/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions are teaming on a film adaptation of the Maggie O’Farrell novel Hamnet. They’ve set Chiara Atik to write the script.
Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris are producing.
The bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet. Hamnet won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards, and was also shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
Atik has previously worked...
Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris are producing.
The bestselling historical fiction novel imagines the story of Agnes – the wife of the world’s most famous writer William Shakespeare – as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. The novel charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of that loss, bringing to life a human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet. Hamnet won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards, and was also shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
Atik has previously worked...
- 6/22/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
FEARnet is proud to present brand new fiction from Nightmare Magazine. Once a month, we'll be featuring a story from Nightmare’s current issue. This month's selection is “57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides” by Sam. J. Miller. Please tell us what you think and enjoy!
57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides
Sam J. Miller
1. Because it would take the patience of a saint or Dalai Lama to smilingly turn the other cheek to those six savage boys day after day, to emerge unembittered from each new round of psychological and physical assaults; whereas I, Jared Shumsky, aged sixteen, have many things, like pimples and the bottom bunk bed in a trailer, and clothes that smell like cherry car air fresheners, but no particular strength or patience.
2. Because God, or the universe, or karma, or Charles Darwin, gave me a different strength, one that terrified me until I learned what it was,...
57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides
Sam J. Miller
1. Because it would take the patience of a saint or Dalai Lama to smilingly turn the other cheek to those six savage boys day after day, to emerge unembittered from each new round of psychological and physical assaults; whereas I, Jared Shumsky, aged sixteen, have many things, like pimples and the bottom bunk bed in a trailer, and clothes that smell like cherry car air fresheners, but no particular strength or patience.
2. Because God, or the universe, or karma, or Charles Darwin, gave me a different strength, one that terrified me until I learned what it was,...
- 12/4/2013
- by FEARnet Staff
- FEARnet
Following at the impressive heels of previous chapbooks Joe & Me and Thin Men with Yellow Faces, the folks at the UK's This Is Horror have revealed their next slice of bite-sized fear due to land on March 1st: Conrad Williams' The Fox. Read on for details of the launch event!
Synopsis:
They took their daughters to a glamping farm to escape the stresses of the city. There were chickens to feed, logs to chop and a fire to keep stoked. For a day it was fun to reconvene with nature and connect with what it meant to be wild.
But on that first night a blizzard hit and they woke up to a white world. The snow only made the blood easier to see…
Now the chickens have disappeared and there’s a dead little surprise down by the children’s playground. A warning that you can’t just...
Synopsis:
They took their daughters to a glamping farm to escape the stresses of the city. There were chickens to feed, logs to chop and a fire to keep stoked. For a day it was fun to reconvene with nature and connect with what it meant to be wild.
But on that first night a blizzard hit and they woke up to a white world. The snow only made the blood easier to see…
Now the chickens have disappeared and there’s a dead little surprise down by the children’s playground. A warning that you can’t just...
- 2/25/2013
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
Shout! Acquires EuropaCorp. Titles Shout! Factory has picked up U.S. rights to the EuropaCorp. films, The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adèle Blanc-Sec, directed by Luc Besson, and A Monster In Paris by Bibo Bergeron. Shout will roll the films out on a cross-platform release including home entertainment, VOD, Svod and television. The César-winning Adèle Blanc-Sec is an adaptation of the Jacques Tardi comic book series and was released in France in 2010. Louise Bourgoin and Mathieu Amalric star. Shark Tale director Bergeron’s Monster is a CG-animated adventure based on his own original story about an inventor, his best friend and a monkey who inadvertently create a monster with a talent for music. Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Adam Goldberg, Danny Huston, Bob Balaban, Catherine O’Hara and Jay Harrington form the voice cast. Scott Free London Lines Up ‘The Fishing Fleet’ Ridley Scott’s Scott Free London has acquired film rights...
- 12/7/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
This weekend, 2nd and 3rd November 2012, sees the birth of Autumn: Horror in the East, a brand new, free to attend, horror fiction convention to be held in the seaside town of Lowestoft, Suffolk, the setting for Them or Us, the final book in British author David Moody’s recently concluded Hater trilogy (the film rights for which were picked up by Pan's Labyrinth director and horror auteur Guillermo del Toro). Named after Moody’s innovative quintet of zombie apocalypse novels, the convention will be held at the town’s Aspire Centre and will play host to a dozen of the genre’s best writers, including Joseph D’Lacey, Joseph Freeman, Adam Baker, Iain McKinnon, Adam Millard, Conrad Williams, Andrew Hook, Paul S. Huggins, Sean T. Page and David Moody himself.
The authors will be giving readings from their work and taking part in discussion panels on topics including Zombies,...
The authors will be giving readings from their work and taking part in discussion panels on topics including Zombies,...
- 10/31/2012
- Shadowlocked
In the decade or so since author David Moody first unleashed Autumn, his original and innovative take on the zombie apocalypse, which has since spawned four sequels, a radio adaptation, and a feature film starring Dexter Fletcher and Kung Fu legend David Carradine. He has become the champion of the contemporary literary horror scene thanks largely to his one man revolution in the way new fiction is promoted on the internet. That he has written a brace of brilliant books as well is the icing on the cake.
It is fitting, then, that he has been the inspiration for a new, free, horror author convention, Autumn: Horror In The East, that will be taking place in Lowestoft, Suffolk on 2nd and 3rd November this year. Joining Moody at this seaside soirée will be over a dozen other authors, both up and coming and well established, including Wayne Simmons, Jasper Bark,...
It is fitting, then, that he has been the inspiration for a new, free, horror author convention, Autumn: Horror In The East, that will be taking place in Lowestoft, Suffolk on 2nd and 3rd November this year. Joining Moody at this seaside soirée will be over a dozen other authors, both up and coming and well established, including Wayne Simmons, Jasper Bark,...
- 9/4/2012
- Shadowlocked
I am a bad SFnal blogger, since these nominees were announced a good two weeks ago. (Perhaps I delayed because I believe, based on my own Wfa judge experience, that the winners in all categories have already been determined, and so most of the nominees are doomed to forlorn hopes.)
Anyway, congratulations to all of the nominees, and good luck to them. I leave the annual exercise of determining which two entries in each category were voted on by the convention membership and which were picked by the judges to fandom assembled.
Novel
Those Across the River, Christopher Buehlman (Ace) 11/22/63, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63) A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam; Harper Voyager UK) Osama, Lavie Tidhar (Ps Publishing) Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)
Novella
“Near Zennor”, Elizabeth Hand (A Book of Horrors) “A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong”, K.J. Parker (Subterranean Winter 2011) “Alice Through...
Anyway, congratulations to all of the nominees, and good luck to them. I leave the annual exercise of determining which two entries in each category were voted on by the convention membership and which were picked by the judges to fandom assembled.
Novel
Those Across the River, Christopher Buehlman (Ace) 11/22/63, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63) A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam; Harper Voyager UK) Osama, Lavie Tidhar (Ps Publishing) Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)
Novella
“Near Zennor”, Elizabeth Hand (A Book of Horrors) “A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong”, K.J. Parker (Subterranean Winter 2011) “Alice Through...
- 8/28/2012
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Mel C, Michelle Heaton, Jodie Kidd and Kate Walsh have donated their used swimming costumes for Speedo's Swim Amnesty in aid of Cancer Research UK. For every tonne of swimwear and goggles handed over for recycling, Speedo will donate £1,000 to the charity. Other stars who have kicked off the campaign with their swimming outfits include
Chloe Madeley, Tom Lister, Liz Lock, Lucy Verasamy and Emma Crosby. Athletes Rebecca Adlington, Conrad Williams, Kerri Anne Payne and Liam Tancock have done the same. Former Spice Girl Mel C said: "This is a great cause, I am glad that my old swimming costume will be recycled but also raise loads of money for (more)...
Chloe Madeley, Tom Lister, Liz Lock, Lucy Verasamy and Emma Crosby. Athletes Rebecca Adlington, Conrad Williams, Kerri Anne Payne and Liam Tancock have done the same. Former Spice Girl Mel C said: "This is a great cause, I am glad that my old swimming costume will be recycled but also raise loads of money for (more)...
- 7/1/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
It is October and for those of us who like to read Horror Fiction this is a time of year we look forward to. Why, you ask? Not only is this our favorite time of the year but this is also when Paul Miller of Earthling Publications gets ready to release his latest book in his critically acclaimed and much loved Halloween Series. This is the seventh book in the series which consists of:
#0: Mr. Dark’S Carnival by Glen Hirshberg
#1: Blood Red by James A. Moore
#2: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams
#3: The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand
#4: Moontown by Peter Atkins
#5: October Dark by David Herter
The only book in the series I don’t have and haven’t read is Mr. Dark’s Carnival. Every other book has been awesome and this years might just be the best one yet.
#0: Mr. Dark’S Carnival by Glen Hirshberg
#1: Blood Red by James A. Moore
#2: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams
#3: The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand
#4: Moontown by Peter Atkins
#5: October Dark by David Herter
The only book in the series I don’t have and haven’t read is Mr. Dark’s Carnival. Every other book has been awesome and this years might just be the best one yet.
- 10/4/2010
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Year 2 of Manchester, England's premier horror film festival, Grimm Up North, is taking place Halloween weekend, 28th-31st October 2010, and the first four films have been officially confirmed along with a handful of the event's seminar guests.
For months the folks behind Grimmfest have been sifting through the latest in genre cinema to bring the best horror and sci-fi to this year's festival, and it looks like they're off to a damn fine start! Here's a small sample of what fest-goers have in store:
Reel Zombies: The film follows a group of independent filmmakers as they attempt to create a third entry in their series of 'Zombie Night' movies. This time, though, they'll be using the real live undead that have taken over much of the world. With a documentary team following them, the crew set out to create a masterpiece but discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world often...
For months the folks behind Grimmfest have been sifting through the latest in genre cinema to bring the best horror and sci-fi to this year's festival, and it looks like they're off to a damn fine start! Here's a small sample of what fest-goers have in store:
Reel Zombies: The film follows a group of independent filmmakers as they attempt to create a third entry in their series of 'Zombie Night' movies. This time, though, they'll be using the real live undead that have taken over much of the world. With a documentary team following them, the crew set out to create a masterpiece but discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world often...
- 8/25/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The British Fantasy Society have announced the nominees for the 2010 British Fantasy Awards. Highlight include a nomination for actress Axelle Carolyn (Centurion) for her book It Lives Again!, nominations for both Fables and Locke & Key in the comics category, and a Best Magazine nomination for Cemetery Dance and Murky Depths.
Best Novel
Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz) Futile Flame, Sam Stone (House of Murky Depths) One, Conrad Williams (Virgin) The Naming Of The Beasts, Mike Carey (Orbit) Under The Dome, Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
Best Novella
Old Man Scratch, Rio Youers (Ps) Roadkill, Rob Shearman, from Roadkill/Siren Beat (Twelfth Planet) and Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical (Big Finish) The Language Of Dying, Sarah Pinborough (Ps) The Witnesses Are Gone, Joel Lane (Ps) Vardoger, Stephen Volk (Gray Friar)
Best Short Story
Careful What You Wish For, Justin Carroll, in Dragontales: Short Stories of Flame, Tooth and Scale,...
Best Novel
Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz) Futile Flame, Sam Stone (House of Murky Depths) One, Conrad Williams (Virgin) The Naming Of The Beasts, Mike Carey (Orbit) Under The Dome, Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
Best Novella
Old Man Scratch, Rio Youers (Ps) Roadkill, Rob Shearman, from Roadkill/Siren Beat (Twelfth Planet) and Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical (Big Finish) The Language Of Dying, Sarah Pinborough (Ps) The Witnesses Are Gone, Joel Lane (Ps) Vardoger, Stephen Volk (Gray Friar)
Best Short Story
Careful What You Wish For, Justin Carroll, in Dragontales: Short Stories of Flame, Tooth and Scale,...
- 6/12/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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