Mendes is one of the producers on “Hamnet,” which has been nominated for eight Oscars and eleven BAFTAs, including for best picture and best director. The film stars Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as his wife Agnes, following the couple as they endure the loss of their only son.
Mendes, who is currently in the middle of shooting his four-film “Beatles” extravaganza, which also stars Mescal as Paul McCartney, interviewed Zhao after the screening, during which he was equally candid about his own experiences as a director.
One of the most “tricky” parts of the job, Mendes confessed, was “dealing with other people’s energy and their needs. You soak up a lot of other people’s energy, their concerns,…
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