Michael Fassbender on playing Macbeth: "It was scary" May 26, 2014 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Fassbender has said that he was quite intimidated to play Macbeth on the big screen, Digital Spy reported. The X-Men: Days of Future Past star portrays the Scottish King in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of the William Shakespeare play, opposite Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth. "[It was] scary. I hope I did justice to it. It's pretty big boots to fill," Fassbender told PA. "But I loved the experience and loved working with Justin and Marion. She's so courageous and such a wonderful actor to work with." The drama, which is set for release in 2015, also stars Paddy Considine as Banquo, Elizabeth Debicki as Lady Macduff and Southcliffe actor Sean Harris as Macduff. The 37-year-old added: "Paddy Considine, I've been a big fan of his for a long time, so it was great to do scenes with him as well." Macbeth has previously been played on stage and in films by actors including James McAvoy, Ethan Hawke, Sam Worthington, Ian McKellen, and Toshiro Mifune. The first posters for this new version of Macbeth were released recently, which feature both Fassbender and Cotillard. Photo: FilmoFilia   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan.Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |
