Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts to Star in Re-Imagining of Shakespearean Classic HAMLET

Deadline reports that Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts will star in a re-imagining of the Shakespeare's classic Hamlet titled OPHELIA. The story will be told through the eyes of the play's heroine. Claire McCarthy will direct the film based on the award-winning novel by Lisa Klein.

In the Shakespearean classic, "Ophelia is one of only two female characters along with that of Gertrude. She is gradually driven mad by Hamlet's erratic behavior towards her, especially, as well as those around him. Unbeknownst to her, he also kills her father Polonius. Overcome by grief, Ophelia is later found drowned. It is not entirely clear in the play if she killed herself or simply suffered an accident."

Said producer Daniel Bobker, "Set in the 14th century but spoken in a contemporary voice, Ophelia will put the titular character center stage. Sarah, Ehren and I have always treated this film like a jewel, since there's something extra precious in bringing to life a treasured female icon, celebrated for centuries as an alluring figure in the shadows of Shakespeare's most famous work, without ever really having her own story told."

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