Dan Jones has composed the score for the upcoming new film adaptation of Lady Macbeth. The film is directed by William Oldroyd and stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank.
Set in 19th Century England, the film follows a young woman who is trapped in a marriage of convenience but whose passionate affair unleashes a maelstrom of murder and mayhem on a country estate. Alice Birch has written the screenplay based on Nikolai Leskov’s novel. Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly is producing the project.
The film was released in UK cinemas on 28 April. The US release is set for 14 July.