‘Black Bag’s Michael Fassbender Brooded His Way Through This Violent Shakespeare Film ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Will Love
Before his recent hit Black Bag, Michael Fassbender played a traumatized and lovesick icon in an adaptation of Macbeth.
Michael Fassbenderhas come back to the big screen with his recent films The Killerand Black Flag, both of which were huge returns to form. They were swift reminders that he excels at playing cold calculators who hide their broiling emotions underneath an enigmatic veneer. His prior work in films like Shameand Prometheuswas so gripping because of how he kept us on edge about what his true intentions were, holding us at bay with his drilling eyes and serpentine voice. That doesn't mean he only works when he's at room temperature, as his turn as the Shakespearean legend Macbethsaw him turn up the heat in director Justin Kurzel's violently morose adaptation of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.
