For me the seminal Shakespearean movie was the Kenneth Branagh version of Hamlet. Without a doubt that was the best and most complete I have ever seen – the quicker it’s on DVD the better – to be honest all of Branagh’s adaptions have been excellent.
It’s amazing to look at the material produced by the name Shakespeare and the many different styles and times of movie adaptions. This in itself is an industry. Still, there’s always room for another good one, and this one is starting to hint at much. With the news from Coming Soon two excellent actors on board:
Jennifer Connelly and Philip Seymour Hoffman have joined the long-gestating Todd Louiso adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, reports Variety. The film is scheduled to shoot at the end of the year.
There’s so much depth to any one of Shakespeare’s plays, so it’s good to see modern talent tackling them. I’m particularly keen to see Hoffman in such a role. What do you think? Are Hoffman and Connelly good choices for such dramatic roles?
