Hamlet (2025 film)

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Hamlet
Directed byAneil Karia
Screenplay by Michael Lesslie
Based on Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStuart Bentley [1]
Edited by
Music byMaxwell Sterling [1]
Production
companies
  • Left Handed Films
  • Storyteller Films
  • Confluential Films
  • JW Films
  • Waypoint Entertainment [3]
Distributed by Focus Features
Universal Pictures
Release date
Running time
114 minutes [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom [2]
LanguageEnglish

Hamlet is a 2025 British drama film based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet , reimagined in present-day London. Directed by Aneil Karia and written by Michael Lesslie, it stars Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn. The film had its premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2025.

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Premise

Haunted by his father’s ghost, Prince Hamlet descends from elite London society into the city's underground, moving between Hindu temples and homeless camps. In seeking to avenge his father's murder, he begins to question his own role in his family's corruption. [4]

Cast

Production

In October 2017, a Hamlet film adaptation written by Mike Lesslie and starring Riz Ahmed was announced, with Netflix in talks to finance and distribute. [8] After years in development, Aneil Karia was attached as director in May 2022. Ahmed stars and serves as a producer alongside Allie Moore for Left-Handed Films, Lesslie for Storyteller Films, and Jim Wilson. Tommy Oliver produced and co-financed through Confluential Films. [4] Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn were cast as Ophelia and Laertes, respectively. [5] Additionally, Sheeba Chaddha, Art Malik, and Timothy Spall have was cast. [1]

Principal photography took place in London, England from 8 November to 21 December 2023. [9] [10]

Release

In January 2024, Focus Features acquired international distribution rights to the film. [4] Hamlet had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2025, [11] and also screen at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September. [2] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "British Council UK Films Database: Hamlet". British Council . 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hamlet". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Welk, Brian (19 March 2024). "Neon Gets More Financial Firepower with Help from Cuckoo Producers". IndieWire . Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Keslassy, Elsa (18 May 2024). "Hamlet Starring Riz Ahmed Bought by Focus Features for International Rights". Variety . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Wiseman, Andreas (11 May 2022). "Oscar Winners Riz Ahmed & Aneil Karia Team For Modern Hamlet With Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn & WME Independent; Duo Give Exclusive Interview About Their Timely Adaptation — Cannes Market Hot Package". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Pond, Steve (30 August 2025). "Hamlet Review: Riz Ahmed Is a Not-Very-Melancholy Dane in Revved-Up Adaptation". TheWrapS. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Debruge, Peter (30 August 2025). "Hamlet Review: Riz Ahmed Can't Save a London-Set Take on Shakespeare's Tragedy With No Reason to Be". Variety . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Busch, Anita (16 October 2017). "Emmy Winner Riz Ahmed In Negotiations With Netflix On Hamlet". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Daniels, Nia (8 November 2023). "Riz Ahmed's modern-day Hamlet adaptation begins filming in London". Screen Global Production . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Geisinger, Gabriella (22 December 2023). "Riz Ahmed's Hamlet wraps production in London". Screen Global Production . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Hammond, Pete (28 August 2025). "Telluride Film Festival Lineup: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Edward Berger's Ballad Of A Small Player, Chloé Zhao's Hamnet Among World Premieres". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (5 August 2025). "TIFF Centrepiece Section Counts 55 Titles Including Pics Starring Shailene Woodley, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Samara Weaving, Stephen Graham & More". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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