The Premise
I adore Macbeth (the Shakespeare play) and I have long wanted to do a spinoff film of Macbeth. I want it to follow Lady Macbeth and largely stick to her point of view, and that of Banquo, but never Macbeth. If I had just a massive amount of money I reckon I could bribe my way into getting a production company to pick up the film, and I don't reckon my budget for the film itself would have to be huge. The film would not be set on a stage that is vaguely medieval -- I want it to feel authentic, with an actual set. It would be set in rose gardens, courtyards shrouded in ivy, I want it to feel like a real castle, like Game of Thrones does cinematographically.
How I would do Lady Macbeth
I would want to do a film that mainly follows Lady Macbeth, particularly focusing on how Macbeth's descent into paranoid psychosis anguishes her psyche. I am fascinated with portraying her anguish not as the product of morality, but rather
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