Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo to star in ‘Othello’ at New York Theatre Workshop in 2016

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo actor Daniel Craig poses for photographers at the announcement for the new Bond film, the 24th in the series, at Pinewood Studios in west London. A couple of big-time movie stars will be appearing off-Broadway in fall 2016 when Craig and David Oyelowo appear in a production of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” at New York Theatre Workshop. Sam Gold, a Tony-winner for “Fun Home” will direct the tragedy, with “Selma” star Oyelowo playing the title role and super spy 007 Craig as Iago. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A couple of big-time movie stars will be appearing off-Broadway next fall when Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo star in a production of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” at New York Theatre Workshop.

Sam Gold, a Tony-winner for “Fun Home” will direct the tragedy, with “Selma” star Oyelowo playing the title role and super spy 007 Craig as Iago. The show is slated for fall 2016 and additional casting will be announced later.

Like Hamlet and Macbeth, Othello is a Shakespearean protagonist driven mad by suspicion and fear. In the play, Othello’s trusted lieutenant spins a web to make him doubt his wife’s fidelity.

Craig plays James Bond in “Spectre” out next month and Oyelowo is next slated to co-star with Zoe Saldana in “Nina” about singer Nina Simone.

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