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With Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, Anyone But You is a romantic comedy that has been quite popular at the box office, drawing over $220 million. Based on William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, the film is a postmodern variation of the venerable drama. The popularity of Anyone But You has spurred conversation on the likelihood of Shakespearean love comedies being once more popular in Hollywood.
Anyone But You reminds many of the well-known Shakespearean adaptations from the 1990s and early 2000s. Using postmodern artistic techniques, these Movies—like She's The Man and 10 Things I Hate About You—reinterpreted traditional Shakespearean tales for a contemporary viewers. The popularity of these movies helped to demonstrate Shakespeare's works' ongoing appeal for viewers of all stripes.
Often involving satire, postmodern art combines components of earlier works to generate something fresh and unique. Anyone But You adapts the fundamental story and characters from Much Ado About Nothing to a current environment. The movie offers its own original twist on the narrative even if it still employs many of the classic Shakespearean ideas of love, hate, and deceit.
Over the years, many postmodern versions of Shakespeare's writings have been rather successful. Apart from the above stated romantic comedies, Romeo + Juliet is another sad retelling of the beloved love narrative. Another fascinating example is Warm Bodies, which transforms Romeo and Juliet's tragic tale into one about a zombie falling in love with a human. These Movies all show how flexible Shakespeare's writing is and how his works might be changed for many audiences and eras.
According to Anyone But You's success, especially romantic comedies, Shakespearean adaptations are increasingly of interest. Should this trend persist, further postmodern adaptations of Shakespeare's works—which provide novel and intriguing interpretations of venerable tales—may find distribution. Shakespearean love comedies have a bright future given so many opportunities for discovery.
Although Glen Powell's performances in films such as Top Gun: Maverick have been increasingly appreciated in Hollywood, his performance in Anyone But You confirms his reputation as a leading man. The movie's popularity along with Powell's forthcoming part in Twisters could create even more chances for him and enable him to establish household name.