Exclusive: Denzel Washington talks The Tragedy of Macbeth and tackling Shakespeare's verse again
Now playing on Apple TV+ from A24 is the “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s bold and fierce adaptation—a tale of murder, madness, ambition, and wrathful cunning.
The cast of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” also includes Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Kathryn Hunter, Harry Melling, Moses Ingram, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ethan Hutchinson and Brendan Gleeson.
Shakespeare’s Macbeth follows a general (Washington) who’s convinced by a trio of witches that he’s destined to become the king of Scotland. With the help of his ambitious wife (McDormand), Macbeth tries to seize the crown by any means necessary.
For Washington, whose stellar career has included over 30 films and winning two Academy Awards, this is not the first time he’s tackling the Shakespeare verse. His first foray in the acting world was taking on William Shakespeare's Coriolanus in theater. He would then go to play Othello and Richard III before appearing in Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing on the big screen. Over a decade later, he would come back to the stage in the lead role of Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar.
Washington also another film in theaters, but this time he’s behind the scene as the director of A Journal for Jordan, starring Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams. Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales recently spoke with Washington about doing Shakespeare and how this role differs from his other Shakespeare performances.
