Fran Kranz - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:10:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Filmmaker Joss Whedon Adapts Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare After the blockbuster success of The Avengers, Joss Whedon is now promoting his “micro-studio” film adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s Much Ado About Nothing.

The modern-day retelling of the Shakespearean comedy screened at the Toronto Film Festival. NPR reports that Whedon shot the entire movie at his own home in just 12 days. He also wrote the screenplay and oversaw the music.

The cast includes many actors he has worked with in the past. NPR listed them all: “Amy Acker (Angel, The Cabin In The Woods) as Beatrice, Alexis Denisof (Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse) as Benedick, Fran Kranz (The Cabin In The Woods, Dollhouse) as Claudio, Clark Gregg (The Avengers) as Leonato, Reed Diamond (Dollhouse) as Don Pedro, and — bless his heart — Nathan ”Joey Buchanan” Fillion (Firefly, Dr. Horrible, Buffy) as Dogberry the bumbling constable.”

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]]> Maryann Yin http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/filmmaker-joss-whedon-adapts-much-ado-about-nothing-by-william-shakespeare_b57607#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/filmmaker-joss-whedon-adapts-much-ado-about-nothing-by-william-shakespeare_b57607 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=57607 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:23:52 +0000