Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles Reinvented Shakespeare Before Anyone But You

The recently released Anyone But You not only helped revive romantic comedies in the theatrical landscape, but it also looked to the work of William Shakespeare for inspiration in a way that used to make it clear that the 16th-century English playwright had his finger on the pulse of the human condition that would prove to be timeless. Much Ado About Nothing serves as the blueprint for the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led rom-com, but it's not the first film of this nature to use one of Shakespeare's plays to spin a modern tale of mismatched romance. 25 years ago, fresh-faced stars Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles led 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern retelling of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew that not only emerged as one of the best loose adaptations of his work, but also quickly cemented itself as a film that defined a generation, one that still admires it today.