Film · 2026

Elsinore

Elsinore is a 2026 biographical drama film directed by Simon Stone and written by Stephen Beresford, about Scottish actor Ian Charleson (1949–1990). It focuses on his performances as Hamlet at the National Theatre in the final months of his life, and the odds he faced in preparing for and performing the role while seriously ill from AIDS. It stars Andrew Scott as Charleson, alongside Olivia Colman as his doctor Margaret Johnson. The supporting cast includes Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, David Dawson, Matthew Beard, Joe Locke, Juliet Stevenson and Peter Mullan. The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival on 4 September 2026. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Focus Features on 20 November 2026, in Italy on 28 January 2027 by Lucky Red and in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 29 January 2027. Elsinore received positive reviews from critics with particular praise for Scott's performance.