#nat talks karia’s hamlet

[bisluthq]

Aneil Karia's Hamlet will definitely happen right?

They’ve secured external funding, Riz has committed like his money to it, and they’re coming off a joint Oscar on a similar topic (interracial relations in Britain) and seem super fucking passionate about it so I can’t see it not happening. They said they’re gonna film in the fall. Karia’s been wrapping The Gold I think into summer and probs wants a break. Riz also has a movie with Jessie Buckley idk what all production for that entailed.

[bisluthq]

Someone said after doing one modern thing, Joe will do 5 more historical things. This is the start..but with a modern twist😂

This is reaaally not historical at all lol.

Desi fans of Joe tbh this is gonna be your moment lol like you’re gonna possibly have him participating in a big Indian wedding.

[bisluthq]

do you know when the filming will start ?

[bisluthq]

I've genuinely no clue about "laertes", how is the character like?

[bisluthq]

isn’t riz ahmed pakistani, not indian?

He is but his Hamlet is Indian:

[bisluthq]

Oh this is good family casting HOT DAMN.

Such a good opp for her too because she’s so good but has been in sooo much crap lmfao.

[bisluthq]

If he likes Baz Luhrman’s Romeo and Juliet, then this Hamlet variation is similar to taking something classic and telling it in an unexpectedly modern way. Not saying Joe is easter-egging but that I can see why he'd be attracted to this project. Honestly, I'm really excited for this…very far from a classic remake so I’m intrigued.

Yup! It’s super exciting.

[bisluthq]

another historical adaptation 🫠 at least this one sounds interesting with the modern element and I’m excited to see riz share scenes with joe. I would like to see him take more original scripts though cmon chris…

This is extreeeeemely original tbh. This is much more exciting than like idk some normal run of the mill original script. Making Hamlet about race in Britain has genuinely never ever ever been done before.

[bisluthq]

Desi fans of Joe tbh this is gonna be your moment lol like you’re gonna possibly have him participating in a big Indian wedding./// Yass. It sounds dope. My desi (london) boy my desi boy😂. Btw it's a movie right??

Yup it’s a film!

[bisluthq]

Joe in another historical shit as ken doll faced dick😭🤣. I love it tho.

No it’s a modern adaptation. It’s updated to be set in modern swanky London and Hamlet’s family has been updated to be social climbing Indians. So he’s a Ken doll faced dick but in a modern setting 💀💀💀

[bisluthq]

going into Karia’s Hamlet which is tbh an awards lock / nat I want it to do well too but you set him up for clownery when you say stuff like this, shakespeare adaptations (even updated ones like this) are not close to awards lock. They’re not appreciated by most award bodies because most people can’t get into shakespeare outside when they have to study it in english class, if the tragedy of macbeth with two of the most respected actors in the industry directed by coen barely got awards recognition then a shakespeare allegory for race is not going to send the white racist awards committees ablaze 💀 we said the same thing about CWF that it was an awards lock which it isn’t, so maybe just hold back on saying definitive statements like that because we don’t know yet.

CWF is an awards lock, so is that. Not for Joe but for the project. Like they both legit are.

[bisluthq]

Hi, are they going to change the story in Hamlet new film?

Because they put comedy in the genre section which is kinda odd because the story is drama/Tragedy.

I wouldn’t worry about IMDB too much at this stage because it’s like pre production also realistically this project is gonna get trolled a lot because Indian Hamlet will piss people off dude.

[bisluthq]

You have so many Indian anons too It's their time lol

They manifested dude. I’m proud 🥺😍

[bisluthq]

Seems like they're still working on the financing for Hamlet, but that it will likely get sorted out. (unlike *clears throat* Brideshead). This has a lot of exciting this going for it.

Yes, well that’s where they’re at Cannes Market - but Riz is on board with his production company, Storyteller Films is on board, and this guy is on board too. So like it defs does seem to be happening idk.

[bisluthq]

Oh I fucking love this! Laertes is like my favorite anti-hero/justified villain ever in classic literature. And it’s gonna be like heavily modernized and contemporary fuck this is exciting! 😍

It really is! I should’ve rounded up all the excitement tbh BUT after everyone being so cunty yesterday I’ve just enjoyed the good vibes.

[bisluthq]

I saw someone say this role is spicy? But in the character plot you posted there's no indication of that as such?

I mean I’d call it spicy as in bold but not spicy like CWF or TSAN. He will have his clothing firmly on.