杰西·巴克利与保罗·麦斯卡谈他们的沉重催泪之作

IT MAY BE based on a great Shakespearean tragedy, but Chloé Zhao’s riff on Hamlet doubles down on the, well, tragedy. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s speculative novel (first published in 2021), by O’Farrell and Zhao, it tells of how the passing of the playwright’s son inspired the ever-enduring masterpiece. When Empire sits down with them in October, it’s a few hours before Hamnet’s UK premiere at the London Film Festival. The pair can barely contain their excitement: the film is playing to more than just a home crowd, but to all of their loved ones. “I have my midwife coming!” Buckley exclaims. True to the loving bonds that course through Hamnet, it’s a whole family affair. …