Shakespeare in LA

Following its 2013 New York stage run, Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Titus, The Tempest) brings her production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the screen starring David Harewood (Homeland) as Oberon, Max Casella (The Sopranos) as Bottom, Tina Benko as Titania, and Kathryn Hunter as Puck. The film premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2014 and features original music by Taymor’s longtime collaborator, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee Elliot Goldenthal and cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto (Argo, Frida, Brokeback Mountain).