Oscar winner Coen and his brother’s recent Netflix feature, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, earned the filmmakers an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.
“In Joel’s adaptation, we are exploring the age of the characters and in our adaptation the Macbeths are older,” McDormand explained.
With the help of his ambitious wife (Frances McDormand), Macbeth tries to seize the crown by any means necessary.
The iconic Shakespeare tale follows a lord (Washington) who’s convinced by a trio of witches that he’s destined to become the king of Scotland.