New MACBETH Trailer Don’t miss the new MACBETH trailer! The film, directed by Justin Kurzel (the upcomming Assassin’s Creed), stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Jack Reynor, Sean Harris, and Paddy Considine. MACBETH will be released in limited theaters on December 4. Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.