I am an unabashed Coen-head. I love them. They are the best American filmmakers of the last 30 years. I’m not even exaggerating. I’ll just name the classics: “Fargo,” “Barton Fink,” “The Big Lebowski,” “No Country For Old Men.” Ok, fine, the semi-classics are “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “A Serious Man,” “Miller’ Crossing,” and “Raising Arizona,” “Burn After Reading.” Then there’s just the plain great movies: “O Brother Where Art Thou,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Burn After Reading,” and “Blood Simple.”
So, it appears, Joel Coen has decided to tackle an adaptation of “Macbeth” [via Deadline] and that Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand will star in the film, which will be their first non-episodic film since 2016’s “Hail Caesar.”
No word yet on why Joel Coen is only mentioned. The filmmaker has been joined by his brother Ethan in every movie they’ve done since their debut 1984’s “Blood Simple.”
“Macbeth” is set to be released by A24, but no release date has been confirmed.