Denzel Washington has been playing Shakespearean roles since he was 20. The latest is Lord Macbeth in Joel Coen’s new Apple TV+ film The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Ahead of its release this Friday, the 67-year-old actor sat down with Q host Tom Power to talk about working with Coen and Frances McDormand (who stars as Lady Macbeth), as well as the recent death of his friend and fellow actor Sidney Poitier.
Washington has said part of the reason he took the role was to work with McDormand and Coen, who are married.
“[Coen] is a genius. [McDormand] is another genius. Two sides of the
