Grand Theft Auto movie ‘Hamlet’ set to compete at BIFA

Grand Theft Hamlet, an upcoming Grand Theft Auto movie filmed completely inside GTA Online, recently made headlines. Making its debut at the SXSW where it won the Jury Award for best documentary feature, the movie has now been selected for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Raindance Maverick Award among 13 other movies.

Telling people a story about two unemployed actors, Sam and Mark, recreating Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside the game with a modern touch showcasing their journey of recreating Hamlet inside the chaotic world of GTA Online during the pandemic.

The trailer itself showcases how hard it is to do anything inside GTA Online without getting shot, and the movie tracks the journey of their attempt. While the film is in no way an official GTA movie people are waiting for, it might just be the movie everyone needs.

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Here is the full longlist for Raindance Maverick Award

• The Ceremony – Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer
• The Flight of Bryan – James Erskine, Victoria Gregory, Philipp Manderla
• Grand Theft Hamlet – Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Julia Ton, Rebecca Wolff
• King Baby – Arran Shearing, Kit Redstone
• Reawakening – Virginia Gilbert, Barry Castagnola
• Restless – Jed Hart, Benedict Turnbull
• Satu: the Year of the Rabbit – Joshua Trigg
• Silent Men – Duncan Cowles
• The Stimming Pool – Robin Elliot Knowles, Sam Chown Ahern, Benjamin Brown, Steven Eastwood, Georgia Bradburn, Lucy Walker, Chloe White
• Strike: an Uncivil War – Daniel Gordon, Nick Taussig, Fjolla Iberhysaj
• Tops – Ames Pennington, Archie Sinclair
• Treading Water – Gino Evans, Ben Toye
• Witches – Elizabeth Sankey, Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura, Manon Ardisson

MUBI, a popular streaming platform, has also acquired the rights to the 91-minute Grand Theft Auto movie, which will also make an appearance across US Theatres. Although, the release date is yet to be revealed for any one of them.

Concepts for a GTA Movie have been picked up time and time, with the most recent one being an AI generated trailer for GTA San Andreas featuring popular actors like Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and others.