By John Corrado

Focus Features has now released the first teaser trailer for Hamnet. This is Oscar-winning Nomadland director Chloe Zhao’s return to the awards season race, after her Marvel foray Eternals.

This one stars Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as his wife Agnes, telling the tragic story that inspired Hamlet. Their performances look to be quite emotional, and the production design looks very impressive. The trailer also highlights that it’s produced by two filmmaking giants; Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes. I sense this could be a major awards player.

I was already interested in Hamnet, but now it’s even more of a must see for me. I’m planning to see this one when it plays at TIFF, so watch for my review during the festival. The film opens in select theatres on November 27th, before expanding on December 12th. The full teaser is below.