{"id":17682,"date":"2022-03-01T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/denzel-washington-didnt-watch-macbeth-before-taking-apple-tv-role\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T12:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:29:06","slug":"denzel-washington-didnt-watch-macbeth-before-taking-apple-tv-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/denzel-washington-didnt-watch-macbeth-before-taking-apple-tv-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington didn’t watch ‘Macbeth’ before taking Apple TV+ role"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Denzel Washington went into the production of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” practically blind, the star said about his experience on the Apple TV+<\/a> film, having previously not seen a full production of the play. <\/p>\n

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The Apple TV+ production of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” has enjoyed many nominations for awards, with Washington up for an Oscar<\/a> and securing a Screen Actor’s Guild nomination<\/a> for his role. However, the veteran actor didn’t have that much experience with the play ahead of its production. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Aside from parts of a TV version of the play, he told<\/a> Variety<\/em> that he had never seen a production of “Macbeth” in its entirety. Furthermore, after being cast in the film, he avoided watching performances by Ian McKellen nor Orson Welles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In fact, Washington admits he had only read the play in the last two years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Washington ultimately took the role as it was an opportunity to work with “three of the greats, namely William Shakespeare, filmmaker Joel Cohen, and Frances McDormand, who plays Lady Macbeth. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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