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Apple Original Films hosts Los Angeles premiere of Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand

Press Release December 16, 2021
Eddy Cue, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Denzel Washington and Zack Van Amburg at the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Eddy Cue, star Frances McDormand, writer/director Joel Coen, star Denzel Washington and Zack Van Amburg attend the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 16. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” debuts in select theaters on December 25 and premieres globally on January 14, 2022 on Apple TV+.

Today Apple Original Films hosted the Los Angeles premiere of the highly anticipated film “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” written and directed by four-time Academy Award winner Joel Coen, and starring two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and four-time Academy Award winner Frances McDormand. “The Tragedy of Macbeth" will be released in select theaters by A24 on December 25 and premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022.

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand at the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand attend the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Attendees of the red carpet event included Coen and McDormand, who both also produce, Washington, and fellow cast members Corey Hawkins, Moses Ingram, Alex Hassell, Sean Patrick Thomas, Stephen Root and Lucas Barker, and producer Robert Graf.

Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand and Joel Coen at the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, and writer/director Joel Coen at the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

Washington and McDormand star in Coen’s bold and fierce adaptation; a tale of murder, madness, ambition and wrathful cunning. Apple Original Films presents an A24 and IAC Films production, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” based on the play by William Shakespeare and written for the screen and directed by Coen.

Corey Hawkins and Moses Ingram at the premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” stars Corey Hawkins and Moses Ingram attend the premiere of Apple Original Film “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

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