Anne Hathaway was the wife of poet and playwright William Shakespeare. Read more about her early life, marriage, children, ...

Jessie Buckley is back in the spotlight thanks to her critically acclaimed performance in the historical drama Hamnet.

The historical drama starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley blends facts about the Bard with plenty of fiction.

We visited the birthplace of William Shakespeare to summon the playwright’s spirit in the town where he lived—and which comes ...

Paul Mescal gives an especially great performance as William Shakespeare when he was first getting his start as a playwright.

Despite a truncated third act, Jessie Buckley gives a devastating portrait of grief as the wife of William Shakespeare in ...

Two movies were released this past November, “Frankenstein” on the 7th, and “Hamnet” on the 26th. Both were based, in part, on well-known fictional works from previous centuries, Mary Shelley’s ...

The 2025 film Hamnet is inspired by true events from Shakespeare’s life but the film reimagines missing details to explore grief, loss and artistic legacy.

Historical information about Shakespeare’s family is extremely limited. We know that in 1582, an 18-year-old Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway, who was already pregnant with their ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Is Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, a movie based on a book that is based on Shakespeare's life, a true story? Here's ...

The film, based on the novel by Maggie OFarrell and starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, showcases a number of historic ...

Designer Malgosia Turzanska shares her three favorite costumes and personal sketches from the Chloé Zhao movie, starring ...