Fan-Made GTA Online Hamlet Production Coming to Cinemas, Streaming Services | Push Square
A production of Shakespeare's immortal play, Hamlet, produced entirely inside GTA Online, is getting a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and UK and gracing various streaming services. The above trailer gives you a taste of the drama to come, and Eurogamer has the details via Deadline.
Set during the pandemic, Grand Theft Hamlet is a documentary that follows increasingly socially isolated theatre actors Sam and Mark, who have the idea to stage an in-game play. The «film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.»
Art house distributor Mubi has acquired US cinema rights for this one, and it's been a hit at film festivals. If you're in the UK, you can get ahead of the curve and see Grand Theft Hamlet at the Bath Film Festival (21st October), Cambridge Film Festival (24th & 25th October), and Leeds Film Festival (8th & 9th November).
Treats or treats
What do you think of Grand Theft Hamlet? Put a modern spin on a timeless classic in the comments section below.
Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.
That’s awesome. Always supportive of art being used in different ways, sounds like it’s worth checking out.
I'm surprised Rockstar hasn't sued the crap out of them for it yet.
Am I missing something? I thought someone had made Hamlet using director mode etc, which sounded awesome. This 'trailer' is basically just someone playing GTA isn't it? Why would you watch a YouTube stream in a cinema? I didn't have the sound on to be fair, so may have missed something!
There was a time when GTA online had arm
Read more on pushsquare.com
