Coen brothers say they plan to make film together again
Ethan, however, ruled out doing a TV series, despite serving as an executive producer on the long-running "Fargo" television adaptation. The post Coen brothers say they plan to make film together again appeared first on KBC Digital .
Oscar-winning brother filmmakers Ethan and Joel Coen have stated they intend to collaborate on another film, after a hiatus from their joint directing work that included iconic movies from "Fargo" to "Barton Fink". Both recently ventured into personal projects with their spouses, film editor Tricia Cooke and actress Frances McDormand, on movies like "Honey Don’t" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth".
However, they hinted at a reunion, joking that the timing must be soon due to their age. "We’re getting old. It better be the near future," Joel, 71, remarked in an interview ahead of receiving the "Lumiere" lifetime achievement award in Lyon, France. "We have a number of different things in what we call the library, things that we’ve written before," he added, but were unsure about specifics.
They dismissed rumors of a rift, stating it was not the case. Their last collaborative film was 2018's "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs", an offbeat Oscar-nominated Western, following the satirical comedy "Hail, Caesar!" in 2016. Joel is set to release his own solo project next year, "Jack of Spades", while Ethan has produced a documentary about American pianist Jerry Lee Lewis and two other films featuring lesbian protagonists.
The brothers also asserted they are unlikely to produce a fantasy-based film, noting the dominance of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and comic book genres in mainstream movies, which they find unappealing. They also dismissed the idea of a TV series, citing the structure as not fitting their storytelling approach.
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