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“Twilight” Director to Remake “Hamlet”

Posted by Jessica Cherry on 6/04/09 • Categorized as Celebrities, Movies, Twilight

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is in the early stage of  a film remake, reports THR.com.  Big names are already attached to the project, including actor Emile Hirsch and “Twlight” director Catherine Hardwicke.

The article quoted the CEO of Overture, the company behind the new film, as noting that “the story of Hamlet is perhaps as timely and influential today as it was when it was written over 400 years ago” since it has “universal themes of death, revenge, love and even teen angst.”

According to IMDB.com, “Hamlet” has been remade into feature-length films more than10 times, in addition to many TV versions.

Tweeters are intrigued by the news:

  1. Allison
    aalllliissoonn Emile Hirsch is going to star in a modern-day Hamlet. Uhhh, that’s going to be AWESOME.
  2. Sam Lopez
    Samlopez http://bit.ly/4Xkf via @The_AV_Club – Emile Hirsch, Twilight director to tackle Hamlet (”teen angst”? Too bad Hamlet was 30)
  3. C. Mason Wells
    cmasonwells I’m too scared to click on a link that reads “Hirsch, Hardwicke Do ‘Hamlet.’”
  4. Craig DePriester
    hockeym601 emile hirsch as hamlet! http://bit.ly/a8NIV
  5. Dayna Abel
    queenanthai “Catherine Hardwicke will direct Emile Hirsch in a modern retelling of Hamlet set in present day America” OH MY GOD STOP IT
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