Carter Burwell, a composer and a longtime collaborator of the Coen Brothers, said on a recent podcast interview that Joel Coen and Ethan Coen’s future as directors may be uncertain.
Burwell, who has worked with the Coens dating back to their debut “Blood Simple” and is a composer on the upcoming “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” was asked on the podcast “Score” why only Joel Coen is credited as a writer and director on “Macbeth.” And Burwell perhaps surprisingly said that “Ethan just didn’t want to make movies anymore.”
“Ethan seems to be very happy doing what he’s doing, and I’m not sure what Joel will do after this,” Burwell said.
Ethan Coen previously told the Los Angeles Times in 2019 that he was “giving movies a rest” to focus on his solo play writing, but “Macbeth” marks the first time since some of their early films that...
Burwell, who has worked with the Coens dating back to their debut “Blood Simple” and is a composer on the upcoming “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” was asked on the podcast “Score” why only Joel Coen is credited as a writer and director on “Macbeth.” And Burwell perhaps surprisingly said that “Ethan just didn’t want to make movies anymore.”
“Ethan seems to be very happy doing what he’s doing, and I’m not sure what Joel will do after this,” Burwell said.
Ethan Coen previously told the Los Angeles Times in 2019 that he was “giving movies a rest” to focus on his solo play writing, but “Macbeth” marks the first time since some of their early films that...
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