Scandinavian star Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) has signed on to play a version of Shakespeare's famed Danish Prince Hamlet in a new film adaptation from director Ali Abbasi (Border).
Abbasi will reunite with his Danish Border producers Meta Film for the project. Iceland’s Sjón, who co-wrote Robert Eggers' upcoming The Northman, is penning the script.
Meta Film's Stine Meldgaard Madsen will produce in collaboration with Boom Films. Principle photography is set for autumn 2021. "Hamlet is a dream project in its purest and most explosive way," said Rapace in a statement. "I’ve been hoping, dreaming, wishing for this as long as I’ve been an actress.
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