Michael Fassbender says taking on the role of Macbeth was a daunting task and he sought advice from his X-Men co-star Scottish actor James McAvoy in the latest big screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy.
"It's definitely daunting because the work is so excellent you feel a responsibility to it and you don't want to make a shambles of it," Fassbender told Reuters.
One of Shakespeare's best known plays, Macbeth tells the story of a Scottish general whose ambitious wife urges him to commit murder to accede to the throne.
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"It's not one of those texts where you can sort of go in, look at it in the morning before and sort of wing it. It's definitely something that I just spent many hours at home practising and getting comfortable with."
Fassbender said he spoke about the part to McAvoy, who has played Macbeth on stage.
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"We discussed various things about the relationship [between Macbeth and his wife], what we felt it was about."
BERLIN, Dec. 06 (Xinhua) -- Front-runners Bayern Munich beat Leverkusen 1-0 to maintain their seven-point lead meanwhile runners-up Wolfsburg clinched a 3-1 victory over Hannover at the 14th round of Bundesliga on Saturday.
Bayern Munich reaped their 11th triumph from 14 games as they defeated Leverkusen with a narrow 1-0 win on home soil.
It was a hard earned victory for the German giants as Leverkusen posed a lot of threat yet the visitors failed to turn promising opportunities into a tangible reward.
Leverkusen' s Karim Bellarabi almost capitalized on a gone wrong clearance by Jerome Boateng Herren Nike Air Presto Essential Schuhe Grau Rot Schweiz , which allowed Bellarabi beat Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. However, Juan Bernat scratched off Bellarabi' s shot on target from the goal line to deny the opener.
The ""Werkself"" had another promising opportunity through Stefan Kiessling, who was unable to connect Heung Ming Son' s shot on target from sharp angle.
The ""Bavarians"" took the reins at the second half and increased the pressure before Franck Ribery broke the deadlock at the 51st minute to score his 100th goal for Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso flicked on Rafinha' s cross so that Ribery was able to tap in from very close range.
It remained the only goal of the encounter as Leverkusen lacked in offensive power to threat Bayern' s defense at the second half. With the result Bayern remain atop the standings with a seven-point lead meanwhile Leverkusen slipped from the 3rd to the 4th position.
Wolfsburg secured their second place in the standings following a 3-1 victory over Hannover at the Lower Saxony derby.
The ""Wolves"" wasted no time to open the scoring as Ivan Perisic' s through ball found Kevin De Bruyne Herren Nike Air Presto QS Schuhe Grau Schweiz , who slotted home the first chance at the 4th minute.
The hosts were shocked by the deficit but they responded just before the break through Joselu, whose diving header restored the parity.
After the restart both sides neutralized their actions hence offensive actions remained a rare occurrence in the second half. Things changed with the fielding of Wolfsburg' s substitute Bas Dost, who secured his side the 2-1 lead two minutes after his substitution at the 67th minute.