10 Things I Hate About You, The Lion King and Anyone But You are all inspired by Shakespeare Moviestore/Shutterstock/Disney/SonyAnd for many filmmakers, there’s no better inspiration than the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. Notably, 10 Things I Hate About You takes place at Padua High School, named after the town in Shakespeare’s comedy. Strange BrewNow considered a cult classic, Strange Brew is a comedy steeped in Canadian culture and humour, which took comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie to the big screen. Disney carried on the Shakespeare themes with The Lion King’s oft-forgotten sequels, too. Anyone But YouAnd finally, plenty of people were surprised to discover that the 2024 rom-com Anyone But You was inspired by the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Source: Huffington Post February 24, 2024 14:40 UTC