Nick Hamm’s ‘William Tell’ Reveals First Look at Claes Bang as Crossbow-Wielding Folk Hero
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor The first look images of “William Tell,” the epic story of the crossbow-wielding warrior, have been released.
The feature film is in its last week of principal photography in Italy. Beta Cinema is representing international sales rights with WME Independent handling North American rights.
Nick Hamm directs, based on his screenplay, adapted from Friedrich Schiller’s play. Hamm’s credits include “Driven,” which was selected as the closing film at the Venice Film Festival 2018 and released by Universal; “Gigi & Nate” (2022); the Netflix series “White Lines” (2020); and “The Journey,” which premiered at Venice and Toronto in 2016.
The film stars Claes Bang (“The Square,” “Bad Sisters,” “The Northman”), Connor Swindells (“Barbie,” “Sex Education”), Ellie Bamber (“Willow,” “The Serpent,” “Nocturnal Animals”), Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson,” “Extraction,” “Invasion”), Jonah Hauer-King (“The Little Mermaid,” “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”), Rafe Spall (“Life of Pi,” “The Big Short”), Emily Beecham (“1899,” “Little Joe”), Academy-Award nominee Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes,” “The Wife”) and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi,” “Schindler’s List”).
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