Hawke & Harris In Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline’ Trailer

Shakespeare has done quite a bit of work. You may have noticed this yourself. But one of his lesser known plays, CYMBELINE, does not always get the credit it deserves. Luckily we have the likes of Ed Harris and Ethan Hawke, in a contemporary set film which keeps the bard’s excellent dialogue. Transposing the story of a British king to drug gangs in America, Michael Almereyda once again tackles Shakespeare with Hawke, after their successful 2000 adaptation of HAMLET. CYMBELINE also looks to harken back to WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET with the casting choices of John Leguizamo and Vondie Curtis-Hall.

The trailer, with a rip-roaring rock tune to back it up, certainly makes Shakespeare cool again, and the cast all do well at delivering their old timey speech. I’m always up for any adaptation of Shakespeare, so fingers crossed this will bring this play up to the level of the his more famous works.

CYMBELINE is released on 23rd January 2015 in the US and 30th January in the UK. It stars Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Dakota Johnson, Milla Jovovich, Anton Yelchin, Penn Badgley, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Spencer Treat Clarke, and Vondie Curtis-Hall.

Source: Lionsgate