Ethan Coen, one half of the acclaimed directing duo Coen Brothers, has roped in The Maid star and Golden Globe nominee Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan of Blockers fame for his untitled solo directorial debut.
The movie, set up at Working Title and Focus Features, marks Ethan’s first time helming a film on his own after having spent his career co-directing and writing films such as The Big Lebowski and Inside Llewyn Davis with his brother Joel.
According to entertainment website Deadline, plot and character details are being kept under wraps for the new feature.
Ethan co-wrote the movie with his wife Tricia Cooke. They are also producing with Robert Graf and Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.Production is expected to begin later this year.
Their last film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, a 2021 American historical thriller, was written, directed and produced by Joel Coen alone for Apple TV+. It was based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare and was the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other’s involvement.
