Nomadland director Chloé Zhao's next movie is in the works and has set its leads: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are set to star in the filmmaker's adaptation of award-winning novel Hamnet, Deadline reports.
Hamnet follows William Shakespeare (Mescal) and his wife Agnes (Buckley) in the wake of the loss of their only son, Hamnet, following the emotional and artistic consequences of his death that culminate in Shakespeare penning his famous tragedy Hamlet. Written by Maggie O'Farrell (who will adapt the script in collaboration with Zhao), the New York Times bestselling novel won the Women's Prize for Fiction back in 2020.
