Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Gets a Release Date
Joss Whedon’s super-low budget adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, starring many of the Whedonverse’s finest, was acquired for distribution by Lionsgate a few months ago. After a stint on the festival circuit, it’s set to be released in cinemas on 7th June 2013 in the USA and 14th June in the UK.
From IMDb:
A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
The cast is as follows:
Beatrice – Amy Acker
Whedon cred: Angel, Dollhouse and Cabin in the Woods.
Benedick – Alexis Denisof
Whedon cred: Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse and Avengers (in the mid-credit ‘Thanos’ scene. He’s not wearing his own face, so nobody really recognised him.)
Claudio – Fran Kranz
Whedon cred: Dollhouse and Cabin in the Woods.
Hero – Jillian Morgese
Whedon cred: Avengers (uncredited)
Don Pedro – Reed Diamond
Whedon cred: Dollhouse
Leonato – Clark Gregg
Whedon cred: Avengers.
Don John – Sean Maher
Whedon cred: Firefly and Serenity.
Margaret – Ashley Johnson
Whedon cred: Dollhouse and Avengers.
Borachio – Spencer Treat Clark
Whedon cred: None.
Conrad – Riki Lindhome
Whedon cred: Buffy
Dogberry – Nathan Fillion
Whedon cred: Buffy, Firefly, Serenity and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
Verges – Tom Lenk
Whedon cred: Buffy, Angel and Cabin in the Woods.
There are more, but the character is either unlisted on the IMDb page or they aren’t main characters to the play. With a lineup like this, it’s no wonder the film festival reviews were raving.
Much Ado was filmed in black and white, in just 12 days.
