00:09a Shakespeare's Mad King in new trailer for BBC production of King Lear. Sir Anthony Hopkins turned 80 in December,
00:18but the Oscar winner is taking on one of an actor's greatest challenges, tackling one of William Shakespeare's most iconic
00:25roles in a new BBC production of King Lear.
00:28For those who weren't paying attention in high school English class, King Lear focuses on an aging monarch who divides
00:35his kingdom between his daughters, which kicks off a tragic chain of events that result in madness, death and destruction.
00:43Sir Anthony Hopkins doesn't know if he's a grandfather and doesn't care, Talk's relationship with a estranged daughter said in
00:51the modern era, this production of one of the Bard's most devastating tragedies is directed by Richard Eyre, Iris, and
00:58boasts a star-studded cast, including Hopkins' fellow Oscar winners Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent, along with Emily Watson, Florence
01:07Pugh, Tobias Menzies, Jim Carter and Christopher Eccleston.
01:11Sir Anthony is the latest actor to portray Lear, following in the footsteps of such famed thespians as Ian McGillan,
01:19Laurence Olivier, Michael Gambon, Charles Lawton, John Gielgud and others.
01:25Related, Anthony Hopkins just uploaded a video of himself dancing and the internet isn't sure how to feel King Lear
01:32debuts on BBC on Monday, May 28, and will be available to stream on Amazon later this year.
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