Ian McKellen reprises Hamlet for new film version

Actor plays Shakespeare’s tragic prince in film shot at Theatre Royal Windsor, where he starred in a 2021 stage version

Ian McKellen has reprised the role of Hamlet for a new film version made at Theatre Royal Windsor, where he played Shakespeare’s tragic prince in 2021. It will be shown in UK cinemas for one night, on 27 February.

Described by distributor Kaleidoscope as a “uniquely modern spin” on Shakespeare’s tragedy, the film uses nearly every room of the theatre and transforms it into Elsinore castle, “from basement dungeon to rooftop battlement”.