Hamnett She may be about to win big at the Oscars, but Sir Ian McKellen won’t be voting for Chloé Zhao’s Weepie to win Best Picture.
British actor, who became a member of the Academy in 1999 after receiving a nomination gods and demonsHe is an avid Shakespearean who has played roles ranging from Hamlet and King Lear to Macbeth Henry IVJohn Falstaff.
But he’s not a fan HamnettFantasy drama based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell about the death of the bard’s 11-year-old son in the 1500s. The film imagines how that tragedy might have inspired small village.
For McKellen, 86, that’s a step too far. “I didn’t fully understand it,” the actor said. many times. “I’m not interested in knowing where Shakespeare’s imagination came from, but it certainly didn’t just come from family life.”
He predicted that the film would win multiple Oscars when the Academy Awards were held in March, but described plot details as “improbable”.
“As Hamnett Racing towards the finishing line, likely to repeat its success as far as the Oscars are concerned Shakespeare in LoveWho had strange ideas about how plays should be staged,” McKellen continued.
“But Shakespeare is probably the most famous person of all time, so there’s certainly some interest in what he looked like, what his relationships were with his family.
“And we can’t know, but the idea that Anne Hathaway has never seen a play before? It’s impossible, given what her husband did for a living. And she doesn’t seem to know what a play is! I think there are some doubts about the possibility.”
In the film, Shakespeare’s wife (Jessie Buckley) remains at home in Stratford-upon-Avon, caring for their children, while he travels to London and becomes a successful playwright. In the film, Hathaway is shown to be ignorant of her profession.
While the film is nominated for Best Picture, it faces stiff competition from Paul Thomas Anderson one fight after another And Ryan Coogler’s sinners.
However, lead star Buckley is the favorite to win the Best Actress award. Hamnett Received eight nominations in total, including Best Director for Zhao and Best Adapted Screenplay for Zhao and O’Farrell.
The film, which also stars Paul Mescal and Jacoby Juppé, was a box office hit, grossing $74m (£54.3m) from a budget of $35m (£25.6m). The film’s earnings are expected to increase as awards season progresses; The Oscars will take place on March 15.
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