Macbeth’s Marion Cotillard Was “Very Good” at Tetris! – Bay Area HQ’s Ally Williams as she chats with Best Actress Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard about Macbeth, Michael Fassbender, the Bay Area, Video Games & Assassin’s Creed! Macbeth is available nationwide in theatre in the US. The film is a visually stunning adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s famous play, which focuses on a Scottish lord named Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) and his power-hungry wife (Marion Cotillard). After Macbeth hears a prophecy that he will become the king of Scotland, he becomes fixated on taking throne and decides to murder the current king to do so. Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Harris, David Thewlis, and Jack Reynor co-star. Directed by Justin Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders).
About Marion Cotillard
French actress Marion Cotillard has a prolific body of work to boast in French and English language films. Born to actor-parents, acting came naturally to her. Her initial films saw her in minor roles, but slowly she caught the eye of film-makers, and graduated to doing lead roles. In America, she enticed audiences in Tim Burton’s ‘Big Fish’ and in the French film, ‘A Very Long Engagement’. Her superlative work as the amazing French singer Edith Piaf in the biopic ‘La Vie en Rose’ won her an Academy Award, while her acting in ‘Rust and Bone’ was critically appreciated. She has become a much sought-after actress in Hollywood, having acted in films such as Michael Mann’s ‘Public Enemies’, Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’ and two of Christopher Nolan’s movies, ‘Inception’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. Her performances in films such as ‘A Good Year’, ‘Nine’, ‘Contagion’ and ‘The Immigrant’ have enhanced her status as an actress capable of doing varied characters. Her career is showing an upward graph, with many projects in the offing. Despite her tight schedule, this gorgeous looking actress has shown her concern for the environment. She has been actively involved with the Environment group, Green Peace, as its spokesperson.
