By Jamie Lang | September 7, 2024
Nick Hamm‘s “William Tell” is a throwback. It’s a big-budget — roughly $45 million — action pic based on popular folklore and loaded with rousing action sequences, inspiring speeches from the frontlines and a glossy blend of digital and practical effects. It screens Sept. 10 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
…“I’ve always been fascinated by this story and wanted to know more about it,” Hamm says of his desire to give Tell some screen time normally reserved for his English contemporary, Robin Hood….
