Daisy Ridley Takes the Lead as 'Ophelia' in Thrilling Reimagining of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts are putting a spin on William Shakespeare’s classicHamlet.

As Ophelia is taken under the wing of Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude (Watts), she catches the prince’s eye even as he loses his grip on his psyche, turning toward vengeance after his father Claudius (Clive Owen) is murdered.

When Ophelia encourages Hamlet to run away with her, she earns the hate of Gertrude.

“You turn my son against me,” Gertrude tells Ophelia during a confrontation.

“Vengeance. Madness. A kingdom lost. Nothing is at it seems,” Ophelia says.

The film also starsHarry Potter‘s Tom Felton, Daisy Head, Sebastian De Souza and Dominic Mafham.

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This is Ridley’s biggest project since 2017’sStar Wars: The Last Jedi, although the actress has been busy filming the last film in the trilogy,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which is due in theaters this December.

Opheliais in theaters June 28.

source: people.com