Amazon Releases First Trailer For Anthony Hopkins' Modern Day Adaptation of Shakespeare's KING LEAR

William Shakespeare's King Lear has a new film adaptation thanks to Screen Media Films and Amazon Studios. This latest adaptation of the story is set in a "fictional" present day and Sir Anthony Hopkins' take on the role of King Lear, and as you'll see in the first U.S. trailer below, he's going to be awesome in the role! You can't go wrong with an Anthony Hopkins and Shakespeare combination. 

Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her. With that fateful decision, family and state collapse into chaos and warfare.

The rest of the cast includes Jim Broadbent, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Carter, Tobias Menzies, John Macmillan, Anthony Calf, Simon Manyonda, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Emma Thompson.

The movie will be released on Amazon Prime on September 28th.

Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her.