New Trailer and Clip for 'Cymbeline' is Shakespeare meets 'Sons of Anarchy'

Back in 2000 Michael Almereyda and Ethan Hawke teamed up on a sharp, contemporary version of Hamlet, back when it was chic to bring a modern spin to the Bard's classic stories. And now the duo are back at it again after all these years with Cymbeline, taking one of Shakespeare's lesser-known works and refashioning it into something that looks like an episode of Sons of Anarchy.

Debuting at the Venice Film Festival a few days ago and recently acquired by Lionsgate's Grindstone Entertainment, a new trailer and clip have been released for the Shakespearean adaptation, one that features automatic weapons and biker gangs. Hawke stars alongside a packed cast that includes Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson, and Anton Yelchin. It's interesting to see Leguizamo in this since he was a part of Baz Luhrmann's  Romeo + Juliet, and this film seems to be following along those same lines. Set in a corrupted America, the story follows the war between a biker gang and dirty cops, with a pair of lovers stuck in the middle, of course.

Cymbeline is expected to be released theatrically and VOD some time next spring.


Cymbeline Teaser TRAILER 1 (2015) - Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson Movie HD. by Buzz Films


Cymbeline - Thou Art Poison to My Blood by Teaser-Trailer.com

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First Trailer and Poster for 'Cymbeline' Starring Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, & Milla Jojovich

Just a couple of years after Ralph Fiennes took William Shakespeare's Coriolanus and turned it into a pretty gritty modern day drama, Ethan Hawke and his Hamlet director Michael Almereyda are doing the same thing with Cymbeline. Shakespeare's tragic tale of a war between the Romans and Celts have been dirtied up into a violent battle full of biker gangs, corrupt crime lords, and lots of heavy firepower.

Rounding up an impressive crew that includes Ed Harris, Anton Yelchin, Dakota Johnson, Milla Jojovich, and Penn Badgley, the first trailer packs a lot of shady characters and explosive action. No wonder it's already having some compare it to Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  What's most impressive is the speed which Almereyda put this together, as it seems like only yesterday that the film was announced and already there's a considerable chunk of footage here and a new poster to go with it. Production began late last summer and this one's definitely on the fast track, although it has yet to gain U.S. distribution.

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