Macbeth

Macbeth

121 mins | Drama | March 13, 2018

Entirely shot on green screen, Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been reinvented by director Kit Monkman (The Knife That Killed Me) in an exciting new film adaptation. Starring Mark Rowley, (The Last Kingdom, Luther). Monkman’s unique adaptation successfully bridges the gap between theatre and film to create a wholly new type of imaginative space. This radical new adaptation puts the audience’s engagement with the story centre-stage, amplifying the theatrical context of the original and creating truly innovative and thrilling cinematic vistas, whilst maintaining the language and themes of Shakespeare’s original play. Using background matte painting and computer modelling to generate the world in which the action plays out, the green screen allows Monkman to create his vision of a multi-tiered globe in which the characters play out their various fates.

Macbeth

121 mins | Drama | March 13, 2018

Macbeth
Entirely shot on green screen, Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been reinvented by director Kit Monkman (The Knife That Killed Me) in an exciting new film adaptation. Starring Mark Rowley, (The Last Kingdom, Luther). Monkman’s unique adaptation successfully bridges the gap between theatre and film to create a wholly new type of imaginative space. This radical new adaptation puts the audience’s engagement with the story centre-stage, amplifying the theatrical context of the original and creating truly innovative and thrilling cinematic vistas, whilst maintaining the language and themes of Shakespeare’s original play. Using background matte painting and computer modelling to generate the world in which the action plays out, the green screen allows Monkman to create his vision of a multi-tiered globe in which the characters play out their various fates.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers
Original title Macbeth
Directors Kit Monkman
Writers

Cast

Mark Rowley

as Macbeth

Al Weaver

as Banquo

Akiya Henry

as Lady Macbeth

Charles Mnene

as Macduff

David Bark-Jones

as Duncan

David Bradley

as Porter

Wunmi Mosaku

as Mother

Kelly Burke

as Lady Macduff

Phillipe Spall

as Seyton

Valentine Pelka

as Siward

Wil Johnson

as Captain

Charlie Hamblett

as Malcolm

Kian Hurst-Conroy

as Fleance

Emily Carding

as Lady Ross

Alan McKenna

as Ross