Riz Ahmed has added another great performance to his already stacked resume, with his version of Hamlet being among the latest of 2026 movie releases. The Sound of Metal Oscar nominee has been wanting to make his own take on William Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy since he was a teenager, and now that it’s here, he spoke to CinemaBlend about reimagining the famous “To Be Or Not To Be” Speech.
The new version of Hamlet gives it a South Asian context with Riz Ahmed playing a man from a wealthy family living in modern-day London, dealing with the recent death of his father. The centerpiece of the film has to be when Ahmed delivers his own version of “To Be Not To Be” while behind the wheel of a sports car after committing one of Hamlet’s famous murders. Here’s what the actor said about his version of the speech:
