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Post by shred on Oct 24, 2011 15:08:17 GMT 10
Check this out: muchadothemovie.com
Found this on Twitter and I have no idea what the hell it is but it's exciting me! ;D Has many Jossverse actors in it including Nathan Fillion.
I did a bit of Googling and all I found it this:
Joss Whedon found time to make a Shakespeare movie?
Nathan Fillion just tweeted a link to MuchAdotheMovie.com, which announces the conclusion of principal photography on Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, an adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Is this a prank? A short film? Or did Whedon really find time to film another movie in the midst of working on The Avengers?
The cast list includes Whedon stalwarts like Amy Acker, Fran Krantz, Tom Lenk and Sean Maher, plus Fillion himself. Is this going to be a trippy, surreal and possibly other-worldly take on Much Ado? The single image certainly gives us hope.
I'm thinking it's something web-based. Hopefully we'll know something more soon.
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Post by Beck on Oct 25, 2011 8:14:26 GMT 10
Interesting... I hadn't heard about it. Will keep an ear/eye out for more info!
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Post by shred on Oct 25, 2011 9:14:06 GMT 10
Yeah, no one has heard about it until they wrapped it up and NF tweeted the link. Every Joss fans online are going crazy for more info.  They certainly knew how to keep it a secret! |
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Post by shred on Oct 25, 2011 12:20:08 GMT 10
Finally! Some info: insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/24/joss-whedon-sean-maher-amy-acker-much-ado-exclusive/Not posting the interview here as it's about 3 pages long.  But here's a teaser for it: After wrapping production on Marvel Studios’ gargantuan summer tent-pole The Avengers, writer-director Joss Whedon was supposed to go on a month-long vacation with his wife, Kai Cole. Instead, Whedon tells EW exclusively that his wife suggested he finally make the feature film version of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing he’d been ruminating over for years.
And so he did — adapting the script, casting the film with Whedonverse alums like Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker (Angel), Alexis Denisof (Buffy, Angel), and Sean Maher (Firefly), and shooting the self-funded, black-and-white indie in secret over 12 days at his Santa Monica, Calif., home. (Production wrapped on Sunday, and Whedon says it will be ready for spring 2012 film festivals.) How did Whedon pull all this off? What was it about this particular Shakespeare comedy that drew him in? And what did stars Sean Maher — who plays the fiendish villain Don John — and Amy Acker — who co-stars with Denisof as the sarcastic, talky couple at the center of the play — make of all of this ado about Much Ado? |
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Post by Loz on Oct 25, 2011 12:35:52 GMT 10
Much Ado is one of my favourite Shakespeare's so I think this is fricking awesome! If Amy and Alex are Benedick and Beatrice who is Nathan?! Dogberry? Oh god that would be cool |
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Post by shred on Oct 25, 2011 12:54:18 GMT 10
Yup!
The cast includes a host of Whedonverse alums, including Fillion (Firefly, Buffy, and Dr. Horrible) as Dogberry, Amy Acker (Angel and Dollhouse) as Beatrice, Alexis Denisof (Buffy, Angel, and Dollhouse) as Benedick, Sean Maher (Firefly) as Don John, Reed Diamond (Dollhouse) as Don Pedro, Tom Lenk (Buffy) as Verges, and Fran Kranz (Dollhouse and The Cabin in the Woods) as Claudio, as well as Clark Gregg, a.k.a. Agent Coulson from Iron Man, Thor, and The Avengers as Leonarto (ASH was suppose to play him).
Also in the cast is Spencer Treat Clark (Gladiator) as Borachio, Riki Lindhome (The Last House on the Left) as Conrade, Ashley Johnson (The Help) as Margaret, Emma Bates as Ursula, Nick Kocher as First Watchman, Brian McElhaney (Arthur) as Second Watchman, Joshua Zar as Leonato’s aide, Paul M. Meston as Friar Francis, Romy Rosemont (Glee) as the Sexton, and Jillian Morgese as Hero.
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Post by Beck on Oct 25, 2011 16:52:51 GMT 10
I'm going to enjoy this so much when it comes out  |
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Post by Nico on Oct 25, 2011 23:29:05 GMT 10
It will be hilarious! It was originally written as a comedy by the great WS so I know Joss is going to have so much fun with it.
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Post by Loz on Oct 26, 2011 9:33:31 GMT 10
I read interviews with Sean and Amy this morning. And saw some pics. I love how everyone is super excited already |
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Post by shred on Nov 8, 2011 18:45:24 GMT 10
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Post by Loz on Sept 9, 2012 20:55:16 GMT 10
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Post by Bre on Sept 10, 2012 13:00:46 GMT 10
So excited. ;D
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Post by shred on Sept 10, 2012 13:13:56 GMT 10
Any of you follow Tom Lenk on Twitter or Instagram? He has put up some photos from the premiere.
Reviews have been good so far so I hope someone picks it up for theatrical release. Don't think anyone would give this a miss though since Joss is the hot new thing now.
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Post by shred on Sept 10, 2012 14:40:08 GMT 10
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Post by shred on Sept 12, 2012 15:21:02 GMT 10
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Post by shred on Nov 30, 2012 22:15:45 GMT 10
“Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have set a June 7 opening for Much Ado About Nothing… The film will open that day in five markets and then broaden out on June 21”.
I think it's going to be a lot like Cabin in the Woods, release wise.
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Post by shred on Mar 2, 2013 21:42:19 GMT 10
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Post by Bre on Mar 3, 2013 2:59:19 GMT 10
No! Sooo glad you linked that. I'm going to NEED to get tickets now! ;D
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Post by shred on Mar 8, 2013 4:27:11 GMT 10
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Post by Loz on Mar 8, 2013 5:27:08 GMT 10
Excellent. I reckon Dendy might have it here. I bloody hope they do anyway!
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But here's a teaser for it:
