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1. Hamlet (VIII)
Drama | Post-production
A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', set in London.
Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Timothy Spall
2. Verona (V)
PG-13 | Musical, Romance | Completed
Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical.
Director: Timothy Scott Bogart | Stars: Rebel Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Everett, Rupert Graves
3. Hamlet (XIV)
Announced
It is a gender-swapped adaptation of the famous work by William Shakespeare.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Star: Noomi Rapace
4. William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Drama | Pre-production
On a jewel of an Island floating in the Caribbean Sea, William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is retold in a modern day adaptation which remains true to the original text.
Director: Aleta Chappelle | Stars: Harry Lennix, Evan Ross
5. The Deep Dive
110 min | Mystery | Completed
Narrator Blair Murphy is thrown into a deep dive exploring one of the greatest mysteries of all time, the 400 year old Shakespeare authorship question. Though being the most unlikely nonacademic host, this film cracks the code.
Director: Blair Murphy | Stars: Eric Roberts, Sadhguru, Blair Murphy, Nova Lox
6. Misanthropos or (The Life of Timon of Athens)
Drama | Post-production
Athens 417 B.C.E. General Timon's fortune collapses after a lifetime of over-zealous generosity, against a backdrop of false friends, Athenian politics and war.
Director: Maximianno Cobra | Stars: Declan O'Connor, Reece Alexander-Putinas, Ellis J. Wells, James Reynard
7. Ariel (IV)
Drama | Post-production
Augustina Muñoz, an Argentine actress of Galician origin, is visiting her family in a Galician village on the border with Portugal. While visiting the house where her grandmother spent her ... See full summary »
Directors: Lois Patiño, Matías Piñeiro | Stars: Agustina Muñoz, Irene Escolar, Keven Santos, Jason Santos
8. Forbidden Planet
Sci-Fi | Announced
A re-imagining of MGM's classic Sci-fi film, 'Forbidden Planet'.
9. Cyrano the Moor
Musical | Announced
A musical mash-up of the classic romantic tale of Cyrano de Bergerac and Shakespeare's tragedy, 'Othello'.
Star: David Oyelowo
10. Much Ado About Nothing (III)
Comedy | Announced
Mexico, 1910. Claudio and Benedick return home from the first wave of the revolution. Claudio has been pining for his love, Hero. Benedick loves her cousin Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick; ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Dunster | Stars: Matthew Needham, Steve John Shepherd, Martin Marquez, Marcello Cruz
11. Macbeth (V)
Drama | Completed
Director: Daryl Chase | Stars: Shaq B. Grant, Aoife Smyth, Harrison Collett, Alessandro Babalola
12. M the Movie
119 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Pre-production
M the movie is the working title of a Shakespeare adaptation. Adapted by a writer in Los Angeles it takes one of Shakespeare's most ambiguous plays and sets it in the near future.
Director: Stephen Armourae | Stars: Charlie Bond, Alex De Luca, Emily Carding, James Hamer-Morton
13. Shylock (I)
Drama | Announced
A rewrite of Shakespeare's controversial play: " The Merchant of Venice"
14. Nothing But Love (I)
Comedy | Announced
An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
Star: Ashley Williams
15. Elsinor Park
Drama | Announced
A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Director: Jordi Roigé | Stars: Úrsula Corberó, Pere Arquillué, Joan Carles Suau
16. Richard II (I)
Drama | Announced
Adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Richard II'.
Director: James Ivory | Star: Coco Maertens
17. Incarnadine 2021
Drama | Announced
When a Scottish General receives strange prophesy from Three Sisters he sends word of the encounter to his ambitious wife who spurs her reluctant husband to murder their king.
Director: Vincent Regan | Stars: Iain Glen, Anna Maxwell Martin
18. Much Ado (III)
Comedy, Drama, Romance | Announced
A modernized retelling of Much Ado About Nothing.
Director: Nisha Ganatra
19. Mekbet
Drama, Sci-Fi
Yet another post-apocalyptic war for the old Celtic islands. Mekbet and his drerrie Banko encounter three old bitches. They predict that Mekbet will rule over the throne. But if a human tastes the taste of power.
Director: Dries De Win | Stars: Peter Adriaenssens, Dieter Beerten, Dienne Bogaerts, Nelle Bogaerts
20. Open Air Shakespeare (2022/2023)
Documentary | Filming
The OPEN AIR SHAKESPEARE documentary features plays by William Shakespeare in performance, rehearsal and backstage. From full length productions to pop-up street theatre performances in ... See full summary »
Director: Aleta Chappelle | Stars: Harry Lennix, Vicky Jeudy, Otoja Abit, Monika Valkunaite
22. Three Sisters (III)
10 min | Short, Drama | Completed
Directors: Perri Cummings, Paul Anthony Nelson | Stars: Perri Cummings, Shanon Kulupach, Kristina Benton
23. Othello (III)
Thriller | Announced
Shakespeare's play set in Brooklyn, 2016, keeping the original dialogue. In the midst of an NYPD anti-human trafficking operation, surveillance specialist Iago manipulates black commanding officer Othello to suspect his wife of infidelity.
Director: Nicholas Greene | Star: David Harewood
24. Hamlet (XV)
Drama | Filming
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's timeless classic, Hamlet
Director: Bryan Ferriter | Stars: Bryan Ferriter, Ryan Pfeiffer, Mary Riitano, Troy Guthrie
26. Hamlet: The Fall of a Sparrow
Drama, Romance, Thriller | Pre-production
A young prince's epic journey of love, obsession and betrayal.
Director: Javor Gardev | Star: Michael Brando
27. Measure for Measure
Drama | Pre-production
MEASURE FOR MEASURE - deals with the abuse of male-patriarchal power and the casual acceptance of sexual violence.
Director: Derek Foley | Stars: Robbie Walsh, Patrick Murphy, Hannah O'Brien, Klara McDonnell
29. Invidia (III)
Drama, Thriller | Announced
Set at a circus company, an accomplished acrobat's life is turned upside down when his younger brother joins him on tour; unraveling a web of twisted relationships, jealousy, conspiracy, and a fight for power.
32. Caesar (II)
Thriller | Announced
A chilling film adaptation of Shakespeare's shocking tale of ambition, betrayal, murder and - the supernatural.
Director: Tiago Mesquita
33. Welcome to the Tempest Hotel
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Announced
Feature adaptation of William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'.
Director: Robin Swicord
35. Romeo and Juliet: The War
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | Announced
A sci-fi retelling of the original set in a world of robots and advanced humans.
36. Untitled Shakespeare Project
Comedy, Drama | Pre-production
Each episode of this ten-part series is a standalone, modern adaptation of a Shakespeare play, told through female perspectives.
37. Brutus (II)
Short, Drama | Post-production
An adaptation William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' Act 2, Scene 1 to the modern day: On the eve of Rome's death as a republic, Brutus must come to the hardest of choices - whether to ... See full summary »
Director: Wolf Beaumont | Stars: Samantha Anderson, Darren Tassell, Toby Sauerback, Peter Irving
39. Titus Andronicus
Action | Pre-production
NOUVELLE SPIER bring their irreverent style to this adaptation of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S Titus Andronicus
Director: Frazer Brown | Star: Frazer Brown
40. Republic of Congo
Drama | Announced
Set in the Belgian Congo, in 1959, the dawn of black rule. An African corporal rises to the highest office. An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Richard III."
42. Walk the Rex
Adventure | Post-production
Director: Jon Neidle | Stars: C.J. Stussi, Jon Neidle, Anthony Tempesta, Katie Warnusz-Steckel
43. The Merry Wives of Windsor
Comedy | Post-production
Director: Colin Patrick Ryan | Stars: Lia Katherine Ryan, Sidney Flack, Lydia Gray, Cutter Acker
44. Taming of the Shrew
Comedy | Announced
A contemporary version of William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," in which a guy attempts to woo a woman, who is not in the least bit interested in him.
45. Untitled Shakespeare Project (II)
Comedy, Romance | Announced
A vibrant reimagining of Shakespeare's grooviest work.
Director: Gabriel Reid
46. Much Ado About Nothing (I)
Comedy | Announced
Adapted for classroom use, the 'Say It Like You Mean It!' Much Ado About Nothing will showcase the Bard's work like never before, setting the classic tale of the four lovers on today's streets of London city.
Director: Laura Mary Kruse
47. The Fake History of the Universe
120 min | Comedy | Post-production
The fake history of the universe as told by TV historian Lord Steinway is a surrealistic, absurdist, satirical and shocking epic.
Director: Philippe Mora
48. Dogberry's lament
Short | Pre-production
An new take on the Dogberry monologue scene.
Director: Kristian Comer | Stars: J. David Brimmer, James McEnroe, Kristian Comer, Ebonée Collens
49. Hamlet (XIII)
Drama | Post-production
Director: Christopher Carter Sanderson | Stars: Robin Ellis, Leajato Amara Robinson, Athena Reich, Dan Chen
50. The Tempest
Fantasy | Post-production
Director: Garret Replogle | Stars: Lizanne Tulip, Natalie Beisner, Chris Coon, Garret Replogle