Hamnet

Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell discuss adapting *Hamnet*—the novel linking Shakespeare's son's death to *Hamlet*—into a film starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley.

Zhao's *Hamnet* imagines Shakespeare's creative struggle with handsome visuals but hollow depth — a melodramatic, prestige-glazed companion to *Shakespeare in Love*, minus the charm.

Chloé Zhao's *Hamnet* imagines Shakespeare's grief over his son's death as the seed of *Hamlet*. Buckley and Mescal are magnetic in this bold, beautiful speculation.

Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao discusses *Hamnet*, her film about Shakespeare's grief over his son's death, plus nature, neurodivergence, and her creative process.

Chloé Zhao's *Hamnet* imagines the grief behind Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, with Mescal and Buckley delivering devastating performances. Bring tissues — this one destroys you.

Chloé Zhao and Bradley Cooper dissect her Shakespeare grief drama *Hamnet* — 8 Oscar noms, Spielberg's backing, and her most personal filmmaking yet.

Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao opens up about directing *Hamnet* with Mescal and Buckley, her neurodivergence, and a possible *Buffy* revival.

Chloé Zhao opens up about personal heartbreak and her creative reinvention after *Eternals*, channeling pain into Shakespeare adaptation *Hamnet*, a Telluride hit.

Zhao's *Hamnet* has been slammed as manipulative tear-bait. The writer disagrees — and argues that crying on cue might actually be the point.

Chloé Zhao opens up about making *Hamnet*—her emotionally raw Shakespeare adaptation—and why she needed her 40s to finally slow down and go deep.

Chloé Zhao's *Hamnet* is an Oscars frontrunner dividing critics: transcendent grief film or emotional manipulation? Here's why the debate matters.

Chloé Zhao breaks her four-year silence with *Hamnet*—Shakespeare's grief reimagined through Maggie O'Farrell's novel, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley to TIFF raves.