New Teaser Trailer for Denzel Washington's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Apple TV+ has released a new teaser trailer for writer and director Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, which is a film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s iconic play. This story has been adapted several times over the years, but never by this team of creative talent, and it looks like it will make for a unique experience.
Denzel Washington is playing the titular role. Lady Macbeth is played by Frances McDormand, and she’s joined by Brendan Gleeson as King Duncan, Harry Melling as Malcolm, Corey Hawkins as Macduff, Ralph Ineson as The Captain, and Kathryn Hunter as the three witches.
The story follows a Scottish lord who becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power. Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.
This is also the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. When talking about the movie Joel Coen said:
"I think that is something that I've always sort of felt when watching the play and also something that became more clear and more interesting to me as I was getting into it and doing the adaptation. It's interesting how Shakespeare sort of pre-figured certain tropes in American thriller and crime literature that were common in the early part of the 20th century."
The Tragedy of Macbeth will be released in theaters on December 25th and will stream on Apple TV+ on January 14th.