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Macbeth Tragedy Trailer Finds Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Iconic Play with Writer-Director Joel Coen
Denzel Washington teams up with Frances McDormand and her husband Joel Coen to perform an iconic William Shakespeare play in the trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth.
After a career in writing and directing alongside his brother Ethan Coen, Joel Coen made his solo debut in writing and directing with this adaptation.
The trailer offers a first glimpse of Washington as Lord Macbeth, McDormand as Lady Macbeth, and Brendan Gleeson as King Duncan (via A24 YouTube).
Trailer: Denzel Washington Teams Up With Frances McDormand And Husband Joel Coen To Play Iconic William Shakespeare Play In The Tragedy Of Macbeth Trailer
The trailer begins with a photo of buzzards or vultures circling overhead, revealing that the film is shot in black and white.
Two figures are seen walking in the fog in the distance, with three black-clad witches mysteriously surfacing in front of a small puddle of water.
The two men are revealed to be Lord Macbeth and another companion, clad in leather armor with swords hanging from their waists.
Witches: Two figures are seen walking in the fog in the distance, with three witches dressed in black mysteriously surfacing in front of a small puddle of water
Macbeth: The two men are revealed to be Lord Macbeth and another companion, clad in leather armor with swords hanging from their waists
Another shot shows King Duncan, flanked by his son Malcolm (Harry Melling) and other people from his court.
The brief trailer only includes one more shot of Lord MacBeth forming a smile, a hand picking up a wreath and Lady MacBeth turning away from a window.
The final shots are turned towards one of the three infamous witches uttering the famous verse: “By the prick of my thumbs, something mean is coming this way.”
King Duncan: Another photo shows King Duncan, flanked by his son Malcolm (Harry Melling) and other people from his court
Lady Macbeth: The brief trailer only includes another photo of Lord MacBeth forming a smile, a hand picking up a crown and Lady MacBeth turning away from a window
Wicked: The final shots are of one of the three infamous witches uttering the famous verse: “By the prick of my thumbs, something wicked is coming this way”
The cast also includes Ralph Ineson as Captain, Corey Hawkins as Macduff, Alex Hassell as Ross, Sean Patrick Thomas as Monteith and James Udom as Seyton.
Other cast members include Moses Ingram as Lady Macduff, Robert Gilbert as Angus with Kathryn Hunter credited both as the witches and as an “old man,” while the frequent collaborator of Coen, Stephen Root, has an unspecified role.
The A24 movie hits theaters on December 25 and will be available to stream on Apple TV Plus from January 14.
Release: The A24 movie hits theaters on December 25 and will be available to stream on Apple TV Plus from January 14
Washington is stepping out of The Little Things with fellow Oscar winners Jared Leto and Rami Malek earlier this year.
McDormand just won the Nomadland Best Picture award and will next be seen in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, in theaters on October 22.
Coen’s last film as a writer and director was alongside his brother Ethan Coen in the 2018 Netflix Western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Recent role: Washington exits The Little Things with fellow Oscar winners Jared Leto and Rami Malek earlier this year
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