The Telegraph — The Gods Weep by Dennis Kelly, starring Jeremy Irons, is a loose updating of King Lear - but what a poor shadow of Shakespeare it is. Rating: * * more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Akira Kurosawa's epic film, inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, still stands out 25 years later. They don't make them like Akira Kurosawa's magisterial "Ran" ... more info

The Telegraph — David Farr's King Lear lacks greatness of spirit or a coherent sense of a dramatic world. Rating: * * more info

Playbill - Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born Oscar-nominated actor of Arab and French descent, will play the tragic patriarch in a film adaptation that places Shakespeare's King Lear in the modern Middle East. more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NEW YORK (AP): Christopher Plummer already has tackled such indelible - and diverse - roles as King Lear, Julius Caesar and John Barrymore at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival. more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- Christopher Plummer has tackled such indelible - and diverse - roles as King Lear, Julius Caesar and John Barrymore at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival.... more info

ContactMusic — A Hollywood adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy KING LEAR has been cancelled after reportedly falling victim to the current global economic crisis. The film was due to ... more info

ContactMusic — Hollywood legend AL PACINO is joining forces with filmmaker MICHAEL RADFORD for their second shot at Shakespeare - the pair is planning a big screen adaptation of KING ... more info

The PBS broadcast of ?King Lear? will avoid offense to delicate sensibilities by hiding the nudity in a scene with Ian McKellen, who plays the title role. more info

Perez Hilton — PBS viewers won't be seeing any "Lemon Party"-ish nudity on television any time soon! British actor Ian McKellen goes fully naked for his stage portrayal of King Lear. However, when PBS airs the play on their Great Performances series, you won't be ... more info