While Denzel Washington is certainly one of the most iconic movie stars of all-time, he’s just as active on the stage as he is in new movies.
Washington has earned almost as many accolades for his work in theater as he has for his film performances, and like any great actor, he knows his way around the work of William Shakespeare.
Washington often reprises his theater roles in films, and earned his most recent Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as the titular Scottish King in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth.
However, to see a much different Shakespearean role from Washington, his fans should take a chance on Kenneth Branagh’s wild, eccentric 1993 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.
It’s unlike any of Washington’s other films — not the type of serious performance that he is so well known for.
Read full article