Noomi Rapace, who shot to global prominence as Lisbeth Salander in the “Millennium” trilogy, will lead the cast of acclaimed “Border” director Ali Abbasi’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”Swedish-Danish-Iranian filmmaker Abbasi made his feature debut in 2018 with “Shelley,” which was selected for the Panorama competition at the Berlin Film Festival.
“Border” won Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival the same year.The “Hamlet” adaptation will reunite Abbasi with “Border” producers, Denmark’s Meta Film.
Iceland’s Sjón is writing the project, with Stine Meldgaard Madsen producing for Meta Film.
The film will be produced in collaboration with Boom Films, with principal photography scheduled for fall 2021.Rapace said, “’Hamlet’ is a dream project in its purest and most explosive way.
I’ve been hoping, dreaming, wishing for this as long as I’ve been an actress.“I base this as much on the material as
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