"It culminates in the staging of said play, which Agnes watches from the crowded audience of London's Globe Theatre. It's here that writer and director Chloé Zhao opted to wrap the film on a playful note - playing Rihanna's "We Found Love" and starting an impromptu dance party. As Buckley told E! News in November, "It was like being in a rave. The whole place started vibrating. All these extras, everybody - it was amazing.""
"And on Jan. 20, Hamnet shared a peek at the cathartic scene on social media. In the newly released clip, Buckley and Mescal can be seen holding up Jacobi Jupe (who played Hamnet) as they bounce around on the Globe stage, still rocking their Elizabethan garb. They're soon joined by more of the Hamnet cast - including Noah Jupe (Jacobi's real-life brother) and Joe Alwyn - while Zhao jams out with the audience of extras. The adorable scene isn't the only way the Hamnet cast kept things light while making their tear-jerker for the ages."
"As Buckley recently told Bustle, she knew she needed a peaceful place to stay during filming. "I found a tiny shepherd's hut in the middle of nowhere, right by a forest," she recalled. "My driver was driving me up, and he was like, 'Are you going to be OK here?' I was like, 'Absolutely, this is totally my happy [place].'""
Hamnet adapts Maggie O'Farrell's novel and stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes (Ann) Hathaway and William Shakespeare. The film traces the couple from their earliest days through the sudden death of their young son, Hamnet, suggesting the play functioned as a means for Shakespeare to process shock and grief. The narrative culminates in a Globe Theatre staging where the production unexpectedly shifts to a celebratory, impromptu dance to Rihanna's 'We Found Love.' Behind-the-scenes footage shows cast members and the director sharing levity onstage, and Buckley sought solace in a remote shepherd's hut during filming.
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