Nick Hamm's upcoming period action movie, "William Tell."
The film boasts an ensemble cast, featuring Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Jonathan Pryce, and Ben Kingsley. The supporting cast of «William Tell» includes Solly McLeod, Amar Chadha-Patel, Sam Keeley, Jake Dunn, and Tobias Jowett.
Hamm adapted the film from Friedrich Schiller's famous 14th-century play, which centers on William Tell, a peaceful hunter who takes up arms against a corrupt Austrian King. One iconic scene involves Tell being coerced to shoot an apple off his son's head.
«William Tell» is a collaboration between Hamm's Free Turn Entertainment, Tempo Production, Groenlandia, and DNeg Films, with Piers Tempest and Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich as producers and Jon Hamm, David Nichols, and Francesco Marras as executive producers. The film is in production in Italy currently.
Beta Cinema is handling global distribution, and domestic rights will be represented by WME Independent. The film will be presented to potential buyers at the American Film Market in Los Angeles next week.
Hamm's previous directorial work includes the 2018 crime comedy «Driven,» the Netflix series «White Lines,» and the family drama «Gigi & Nate» in 2022.
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Claes Bang, known for his role in the Cannes Palme d'Or winner «The Square» and the Apple TV+ series «Bad Sisters,» plays the legendary Swiss marksman in the film.
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