Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film)

Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by	Joss Whedon
Produced by	Joss Whedon
Based on	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Starring	Amy Acker Alexis Denisof Nathan Fillion Clark Gregg Reed Diamond Fran Kranz Sean Maher
Cinematography	Jay Hunter
Studio	Bellwether Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English

Much Ado About Nothing is an independent film made by Joss Whedon and based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. The film is due to be released in 2012.^[1]

Production

Much Ado About Nothing is the first feature from Bellwether, a micro-studio created by Whedon and his wife Kai Cole.^[1][2] It was shot entirely on location at Whedon's house in Santa Monica in 12 days.^[1] The film was shot in black and white by director of photography Jay Hunter, largely using hand-held cameras.^[1][3] Whedon described the text as "a deconstruction of the idea of love, which is ironic, since the entire production is a love letter – to the text, to the cast, even to the house it’s shot in." The film was produced by Whedon, line-produced by Nathan Kelly and M. Elizabeth Hughes, and co-produced by Kai Cole and Danny Kaminsky.^[1]

Whedon asked the cast and crew to keep quiet about the project until principal photography was completed.^[4] The first public hint of the film came on Twitter postings by actors Nathan Fillion and Sean Maher and costume designer Shawna Trpcic on October 23, 2011.^[5]

Release

As of October 24, 2011 (2011 -10-24)^[update], no distributor has been found for the film.^[2] Whedon said that he hopes to take the film to film festivals "because it sounded like it would be festive".^[2]

Cast

• Amy Acker as Beatrice
• Alexis Denisof as Benedick
• Nathan Fillion as Dogberry
• Clark Gregg as Leonato
• Reed Diamond as Don Pedro
• Fran Kranz as Claudio
• Sean Maher as Don John
• Spencer Treat Clark as Borachio
• Riki Lindhome as Conrade
• Ashley Johnson as Margaret
• Emma Bates as Ursula
• Tom Lenk as Verges
• Nick Kocher as First Watchman
• Brian McElhaney as Second Watchman
• Joshua Zar as Leonato’s aide
• Paul M. Meston as Friar Francis
• Romy Rosemont as The Sexton
• Jillian Morgese as Hero

Clark Gregg, who was working with the director on The Avengers at the time, stepped in at very short notice to play the role of Leonato, which was originally intended for Anthony Head who was unavailable.^[2]

See also

• In Your Eyes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Much Ado Press Release" (Press release). Bellweather Pictures. October 24, 2011. http://muchadothemovie.com/documents/MuchAdoPressRelease.pdf. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Vary, Adam B. (October 24, 2011). "Joss Whedon on his secret film of 'Much Ado About Nothing': 'This is the best vacation I've ever taken'". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/24/joss-whedon-sean-maher-amy-acker-much-ado-exclusive/. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
3. ^ "Director of Photography Jay Hunter Talks Much Ado About Joss". Whedonverse. October 29, 2011. http://www.whedonverse.net/features/interviews/much-ado-about-nothing-director-of-photography-jay-hunter/. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
4. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (October 24, 2011). "Joss Whedon's Star Sean Maher Reveals 'Much Ado About Nothing' Secrets". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-sean-maher-nathan-fillion-252557. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
5. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (October 23, 2011). "Joss Whedon Teases Mysterious New Project 'Much Ado About Nothing'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joss-whedon-nathan-fillion-much-ado-about-nothing-252323. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 

External links

• Official Site
• Much Ado About Nothing at the Internet Movie Database