The only other modern interpretation of a William Shakespeare play I know is Leo DiCaprio version of Romeo + Juliet, and then there's this one themed like a teen movie. This revamp of Othello uses all the same themes, concepts and most events, but it brings it all into the modern day and uses regular speaking language. Basically Odin 'O' James (Mekhi Phifer) is the black star of the boarding school basketball team, the Hawks, and the son of Coach Duke Goulding (Martin Sheen), Hugo (Josh Hartnett) is very jealous. He decides to make Odin doubt his girlfriend Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the most popular girl in school, truly loves him and is going off with another guy. Hugo is willing to do absolutely anything to make his "concerns" look real and cause much more stress for Odin, including on the basketball court. In the end of course all the truths are revealed, at the wrong moment, after all the tragic events and all characters involved are killed, apart from Hugo who got arrested. Also starring Elden Henson as Roger Rodriguez, Andrew Keegan as Michael Cassio, Rain Phoenix (River and Joaquin's sister) as Emily, John Heard as Dean Bob Brable and Anthony 'A.J.' Johnson as Dell. The performances are all very well done, the modernisation of the story is just as good as the regular play, I've seen the Kenneth Branagh/Laurence Fishburne version, a very good teen drama. Very good!