I like Natalie but she has never read period which I presume that Macbeth will stick with. Linney reads too American. My short-list would have been Knightley, Theron, Chastain, and Andrea Riseborough but only one of those actresses match Portman in being bankable as a co-lead.
As for Fassbender, his role in Hunger and his argument with the priest always had me thinking Macbeth for some reason (mainly because I always felt another Macveth movie was bound to happen but there needed to be a star). Also great in Fish Tank in a pretty complicated role but not buried in subtext like his role in Shame. I agree his more commercial work has sort of made him bland though he was the best thing about Prometheus beyond its flawless design and aesthetic.
I guess Portmant getting cast is Fassbender giving her an IOU for leaving Jane's Got a Gun, that Portman stars and produces in, had the production scrambling and ultimately led to multiple re-casting and director Lynne Ramsay leaving the film.
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