Monday, March 11, 2013

Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing Movie Trailer!!!

I love Joss Whedon and just had to share this first trailer for his upcoming adaptation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.  

It looks amazing!! Time to re-read the play in preparation!


From Wikipedia: Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a very "merry war"; they are both very glib and proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. By means of "noting" (which sounds the same as "nothing," and which is gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar. However, Dogberry, a Constable who is a master of malapropisms, discovers the evil trickery of the villain, Don John. In the end, Don John runs away and everyone else joins in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.


8 comments:

  1. Much Ado is my favorite Shakespeare play in the history of ever, and I am over the moon that Joss Whedon (and all those talented, fantastic actors) are doing a (1940's?) adaptation of it. In fact, I keep watching the trailer- so much love! :D

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  2. I had no idea about this movie but the trailer looks great!

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  3. Joss Whedon doing Shakespeare? WIN!!!! This looks like it's going to be fabulous, thanks so much for sharing the trailer Melissa!

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  4. I can't wait! I heard about this the other day and flipped. It's going to be so good and Nathan is like the icing for me. I heart him.

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  5. I JUST read this play a few weeks ago and LOVED it! I then listened to the full-cast dramatization (with David Tennant!) and watched the BBC Shakespeare Retold version AND I have the Kenneth Branagh version on my table waiting to be watched. This one looks great, too!

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