Paul Mescal shared a warm hug with glam co-star Jessie Buckley at the premiere of their new movie Hamnet amid the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday.
The Irish actor, 29, who plays William Shakespeare in the historical drama, cut a suave figure in a tailored black suit.
Paul layered the look over a crisp white shirt but forwent a tie and added a safety spin to his oversized satin lapel.
Meanwhile Jessie, 35, who plays his wife Agnes Shakespeare, was the epitome of chic in a yellow and black corset which she teamed with high-waisted trousers.
The stunner slicked back her dark hair in a wet look style and accessorised with a statement gold necklace.
The duo appeared delighted as they reunited ahead of the screening and larked about alongside director Chloé Zhao.
Paul Mescal, 29, shared a warm hug with glam co-star Jessie Buckley, 35, at the premiere of their new movie Hamnet amid the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday
The Irish actor, who plays William Shakespeare in the historical drama, cut a suave figure in a tailored black suit
Paul layered the look over a crisp white shirt but forwent a tie and added a safety spin to his oversized satin lapel
Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award winning novel the film will explore Shakespeare’s wife struggling to come to terms with the loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet to the plague.
The cast also includes Taylor Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn, 34, as well as Oscar nominee Emily Watson and Alien Earth’s David Wylmot.
Back in 2021, Sky was slammed for their adaptation of the fan favourite Charles Dickens novel, titled Twist and starring popstar Rita Ora.
However now theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh is reportedly working on the project, with huge stars including Paul and Florence Pugh in line for key roles.
A source told The Sun: ‘Sir Cameron is really keen for a new version of Oliver! to finally happen.
‘It’s early days but talks are very much ongoing. At the centre of them is the feeling that if it’s done, it must be done right.
‘The last thing anyone wants is the classic film to be tarnished by a woke Hollywood remake. The less said about Sky’s Twist, the better.’
The Normal People actor was in great spirits as he hit the red carpet
Meanwhile Jessie, 35, who plays his wife Agnes Shakespeare, was the epitome of chic in a yellow and black corset which she teamed with high-waisted trousers
The stunner slicked back her dark hair in a wet look style and accessorised with a statement gold necklace
The duo appeared delighted as they reunited ahead of the screening and larked about alongside director Chloé Zhao
The movie maker carefully adjusted Paul’s shirt before posing for snaps
(L-R) Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Chloé Zhao
Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award winning novel the film will explore Shakespeare’s wife struggling to come to terms with the loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet to the plague
The cast also includes Taylor Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn, 34, as well as Oscar nominee Emily Watson and Alien Earth’s David Wylmot (Paul and Jessie pictured in the movie)
Daily Mail have contacted Cameron’s representatives for comment.
Critics didn’t take too kindly to the last remake, directed by Martin Owen, which received 1 our of 5 stars in a review by the Daily Mail’s Brian Viner.
Describing Twist as a film that ‘deserves to be buried under great mounds of earth, and not unearthed for at least 1,500 years’, he concluded: ‘I’d Do Anything to be able to forget all about it.’
Rita starred as Dodge, a gender-switched version of the Artful Dodger in the adaptation, which saw Rafferty Law in the titular role.
Despite being panned by critics, Rita suggested Charles Dickens would have been a fan of her modernised take on his classic Oliver Twist tale.
She said: ‘I think that this would be what Charles Dickens would have probably done if – it was, what, 1839 when Oliver Twist came out for the first time. It was his interpretation of street slang and life on the streets.
‘For us now, shooting it in this time, it’s our interpretation of life on the street. So, I really love that I was a part of that progression.’
Meanwhile the musical adaptation has also received some controversy after the London’s Gielgud Theatre put a trigger warning on the latest production back in February.
It comes following reports that the hit film Oliver is reportedly the latest classic to undergo a remake with Paul in a starring role (Jack Wild pictured in the 1968 film)
Back in 2021, Sky was slammed for their adaptation of the fan favourite Charles Dickens novel, titled Twist and starring popstar Rita Ora (pictured with Rafferty Law)
Oliver! tells the story of a boy who escapes an orphanage only to end up in the clutches of ruthless London criminals.
And the musical is famous for scenes including when Oliver is physically punished in the orphanage for seeking a second helping of food, asking ‘Please Sir, I want some more’, along with iconic songs such as Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, and You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two.
The website for the current West End production alerts audiences to depictions of crime, ‘discriminatory’ language, violence and hunger.
Under a section headlined ‘content advisory’, it states: ‘True to Dickens’ novel, the script contains some mild and discriminatory language reflective of the period; depictions of violence towards men, women and children including gunshots; and themes of poverty, hunger and crime in Victorian society.’
The show is billed as being ‘unsuitable’ for under-7s – and there is also an alert for ‘gunfire and smoke’.
