MACBETH 3000: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL
dir. Geoff Warren Meech, 2005
Canada. 114 min.
In English.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – 7PM ft Q&A with cast + crew, moderated by filmmaker Alex Megaro
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – 10PM ft Introduction with cast + crew, moderated by filmmaker Alex Megaro
This time it’s personal.
The President is dead. Murdered in his sleep by an unknown assassin. British Agent Macduff is sent in to investigate and soon finds himself confronting an old ally Macbeth – only this time, he’s the president…and it’s also very personal as implied by the subtitle. As stakes rise, car chases & light-sword battles ensue, allies become enemies and it becomes clear that there can only be one!
Part Shakespeare adaptation, part Bond parody, part war-on-terror-satire, not to mention easily one of the best feature films made entirely by high school students, MACBETH 3000 is a rare treat. You can feel the craft improve over the course of its making, packed to the brim with stunts and VFX that should have been well outside the scope of a home-brew Macbeth riff.
Director Geoff Meech went on to become one of the leading stunt people working in Toronto, with over a hundred credits to his name, including big budget Hollywood fare ranging from Suicide Squad to Black Phone 2.
This November, Spectacle is thrilled to host the US Theatrical Premiere of this hidden gem. Join us on Friday, 11/20 for a Q&A with cast and crew.