A defining feature of this staging was the racial division between the feuding families: the Montagues were played by white actors and the Capulets by black actors .
Critics were mixed; while some praised the chemistry and energy of the leads, others found the age gap (Bloom was 36 at the time) or the modern choices less convincing than traditional adaptations. The 2013/2014 Cinematic Overlap Romeo And Juliet 2014
Originally opening at the in late 2013, the stage performance was filmed and released in movie theaters in February 2014. A defining feature of this staging was the
