Paul Mescal to star as Shakespeare opposite fellow Irish actress as film gets release date
Hamnet, based on Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, will feature the 29-year-old
Co Kildare
actor as
a young William Shakespeare,
and fellow Irish actress Jessie Buckley as his wife Agnes. The Irish-led project will feature
two Irish stars as the leading roles,
and is based on a novel by a Derry author. Mescal previously spoke about the role to Vogue, saying, "I can't wait. If I told a younger version of myself that this would be [shooting] this year, I wouldn't believe it."
The
historical film,
which has been sparking excitement among fans of both Mescal and Shakespeare, is set to be released in select cinemas this November 27, before expanding nationwide on December 12.
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'Hamnet' is a fictionalized account of Shakespeare's young son, who died prematurely, and explores the profound love story that ultimately inspired Hamlet. It will also star Joe Alwyn and Emily Watson.
Last August, pictures from the set emerged, showing Mescal and Buckley in a passionate embrace, surrounded by two young girls. Both were dressed in costumes suitable for the period-drama, Paul donning a grey shirt and waistcoat which he tucked into a pair of navy trousers and knee high leather boots.
The movie has been adapted for the big-screen by Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously directed Eternals starring
Barry Keoghan
. Stephen Spielberg is also named on the list of producers for Hamnet.
Hamnet won't be the first time Mescal and Jessie Buckley have worked together - the pair crossed paths while filming
The Lost Daughter in 2021.
Mescal said of Buckley at that time: "I think she's one of our present-day greats."
The 35-year-old from Killarney has starred in films like Wicked Little Letters and TV shoes like Fargo.
Earlier this month, Mescal completed his time playing Stanley Kowalski in an off-Broadway revival of
A Streetcar Named Desire.
He has a number of exciting projects in the works right now, including the film adaptation of the musical, Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Richard Linklater.
Shakespeare isn't the only iconic figure Mescal will play this year. The Kildare actor was also recently cast as
Paul McCartney in the highly-anticipated Beatles biopic.
He will star alongside fellow Irish actor Barry Keoghan, who will play Ringo Starr, as well as Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon.
Paul Mescal will play Sir Paul McCartney
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