Joel Coen on Studio Consolidation and Reunion Project With Ethan

[u/somethingsmaht]

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/joel-coen-on-studio-consolidation-competition-1236914741/

[u/squashbosh11]

I’m going to need the detectives and sleuths to figure out which actor that’s since passed was written to be in that cancelled film of theirs

[u/Barabus33 → u/squashbosh11]

Jon Polito is the only Coen Brothers regular I can think of who has passed away.

Philip Seymour Hoffman was only ever in Big Lebowski, but he seemed like a natural fit for the Coen Brothers, so maybe they had a plan to do more.

[u/Harry__Gateau → u/squashbosh11]

Could it be Jon Polito? He was in 5 Coen Brothers films, and passed away in 2016.

[u/wlrldchampionsexy → u/squashbosh11]

My money is on Bill Paxton

[u/nickparadies → u/squashbosh11]

James Gandolfini maybe

[u/JamUpGuy1989]

We need these Brothers to come back and make legit films again. Most of their solo outings ain’t cutting it (for me).

[u/spacedstations → u/JamUpGuy1989]

Joel’s Macbeth adaptation was pretty cool. It’s just Ethan who’s been cooking up straight bullshit the last few years

[u/TheUmbrellaMan1 → u/spacedstations]

Honestly, I think Ethan Coen could write really cool Hard Case Crime novels; but the way it is nowadays, his stories for films just isn't cutting it.

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I feel like that Macbeth adaptation isn’t talked about nearly enough; I’m not a Shakespeare nerd so I don’t have a lot to compare it to, but I thought it was really cool especially the expressionistic production design

[u/SpinalVinyl → u/JamUpGuy1989]

I enjoyed Joel’s Macbeth but holy hell, Ethan’s films were really bad. Honey Don’t was crap. They are stronger together.

[u/Crazy_Stable1731 → u/JamUpGuy1989]

I would love to see them make a few movies with Leo. They would be such a great match.

[u/junglespycamp]

Joel since the split: Macbeth. (And the very promising Jack of Spades.)

Ethan since the split: [content removed for possible defamation against Ethan Coen]

[u/thebigeverybody]

Ethan Coen turned into Etan Coen 😟

[u/VaguelyArtistic]

I just love them.

[u/Quankers]

Adapt Moby Dick! Ah hell, they probably aren’t reading this, are they?

[u/TonyWonderslostnut]

Ethan who?

[u/Orb_Dylan_2]

So no Beavers? :(