' s ▁wife ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁b oss ▁has ▁h ired ▁him ▁to ▁kill ▁her . ▁ ▁Other ▁projects ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N es b ø ▁would ▁contribute ▁a ▁re - t elling ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Mac b eth ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Hog arth ▁Shakespeare ▁project , ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁' cr ime ▁no ir ' ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁tra ged y . ▁His ▁Mac b eth ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁location ▁that ▁comb ines ▁aspects ▁of ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁involves ▁an ▁Ins pect or ▁Mac b eth ▁of ▁a ▁par amil it ary ▁SW AT ▁team ▁target ing ▁b ik ers , ▁drug ▁deal ers , ▁and ▁his ▁police ▁colle agues . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁plans ▁to ▁adapt ▁his ▁stand - alone ▁novel , ▁S ø n nen ▁( The ▁Son ), ▁as ▁a ▁film , ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Den is ▁Vill ene uve , ▁with ▁J ake ▁Gy ll en ha al ▁as ▁producer ▁and ▁Ch anning ▁T atum ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁I cel and ic ▁director ▁Balt as ar ▁K orm ak ur ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁adaptation ▁of ▁I ▁Am ▁Victor , ▁a