A bold new vision of Hamlet is on the way from Border director Ali Abbasi, with Deadline reporting that Noomi Rapace will star as the title character in the gender-swapped film.
The film features a script written by Sjón, who wrote The Northman with Robert Eggers.
Abbasi said in a statement, “Shakespeare stole the Hamlet story from us. Now it’s our turn to claim it back and make a version so insane and so bloody that make him turn in his grave.”
“Hamlet is a dream project in its purest and most explosive way,” Rapace said. “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 on the creative alliance that surrounds it. Ali, Sjón and [Meta Film] are for me creatives on the highest level. They’re truly brave and groundbreaking in their different areas and always on top of their game. To take on a Danish story with a Scandinavian touch and bring it out into the world with this group of people is a dream.”
Filming is set to begin in Fall 2021.