Steven Spielberg made a surprise appearance at the London Film Festival premiere of Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” on Saturday night, praising the director for her devastating historical drama.
The audience at Royal Festival Hall erupted in cheers as Spielberg took the stage and explained how he first met Zhao at a dinner for Oscar-nominated directors, the year after she won the award for “Nomadland.”
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“We became friends and we’d have lunch together at Amblin and I’m just amazed by her, you know,” Spielberg said before sharing what he thinks makes Zhao such a special filmmaker.
“I really believe the earth has
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