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Andrew Scott used the BFI London Film Festival to defend his new film 'Elsinore' against critics who prefer lighter queer narratives. Scott argued that avoiding the AIDS crisis stems from misplaced shame, emphasizing that the stigma belongs to governments, not gay people. The film, which opened the festival, is already generating Oscar buzz.
Simon Stone’s biopic Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott as late actor Ian Charleson, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival. The film dramatizes Charleson’s 1989 National Theatre performance as Hamlet while terminally ill with Aids, a role he took after Daniel Day-Lewis withdrew. Critics and director Richard Eyre have praised Scott’s performance, with industry insiders predicting a Best Actor Oscar nomination. The film opens in London in October and is set for a wider North American release in November.