Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins DIRECTOR: Joel Coen CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bruno Delbonnel MUSIC: Carter Burwell PRODUCTION: IAC Films, A24

Box Office Performance

The Tragedy of Macbeth earned $176,248 in worldwide box office revenue.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

It was announced in March 2019 that Joel Coen, in a rare solo effort, was set to write and direct a new take on the William Shakespeare play. Scott Rudin was originally set to produce, and A24 would distribute. Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand were set to star in the film; In November, Brendan Gleeson and Corey Hawkins entered negotiations to join the cast. Both were confirmed in January 2020, along with the addition of Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Ralph Ineson to the cast.

Filming began in Los Angeles with cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel on February 7, 2020. To give the film a look "untethered from reality", it was shot entirely on sound stages. In April, Coen announced that the film would officially be titled The Tragedy of Macbeth. It was announced on March 26, 2020, that filming had been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed on July 23, 2020, and concluded on July 31, 2020. In April 2021, Rudin stepped down as producer following allegations of abuse.

The film's score was composed by Carter Burwell, the Coen brothers' longtime collaborator. Regarding Joel directing alone without Ethan, Burwell stated, "Ethan didn't want to make movies anymore. He seems to be happy with what he's doing. They both have tons of unproduced scripts sitting on shelves, but I don't know what Joel will do without him."

The film is presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 1.37:1; the production design and visual style intended to evoke German Expressionist film-makers like F. W. Murnau and Fritz Lang.