Shadowlocked had the awesome, geeky privilege of talking to actor Fran Kranz (Dollhouse, Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado About Nothing) today, and among other things, he said that:
“I think Much Ado is coming out sometime early summer 2013.”
Of course, he didn’t say it as any kind of definite thing, and plans can always change, but this gives us some idea of whenabouts the release date should be. Given that a year ago, we didn’t even know that the film existed, waiting another 7 or 8 months seems acceptable. Especially since it was seven years between Joss Whedon’s feature directorial debut Serenity and his sophomore effort The Avengers, and now it seems it’ll only be about a year between his second and third films as director. Not to mention that Cabin in the Woods came out earlier in the year, and is now out on DVD. Though...
“I think Much Ado is coming out sometime early summer 2013.”
Of course, he didn’t say it as any kind of definite thing, and plans can always change, but this gives us some idea of whenabouts the release date should be. Given that a year ago, we didn’t even know that the film existed, waiting another 7 or 8 months seems acceptable. Especially since it was seven years between Joss Whedon’s feature directorial debut Serenity and his sophomore effort The Avengers, and now it seems it’ll only be about a year between his second and third films as director. Not to mention that Cabin in the Woods came out earlier in the year, and is now out on DVD. Though...
- 9/26/2012
- Shadowlocked
CBS have debuted the first clip from Joss Whedon's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, the mega-blockbuster that Joss Whedon took a break from to film the black-and-white, micro-budget The Avengers in 12 days. Wait, wrong way round...
The clip's at the end of the video, after several minutes of talking about The Avengers. But no-one's interested in that one, right? (By the way, that was sarcasm. Just making that clear, so no fanboys instinctively Hulk-smash the comments.)
Following on from his brilliant performance in Dollhouse and his brilliant performance in The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon has cast Fran Kranz again, in the role of Claudio. Newcomer Jillian Morgese plays Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick are played by Fred and Wesley Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof.
The Whedon alums Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Sean Maher, and Tom Lenk are also in the cast,...
The clip's at the end of the video, after several minutes of talking about The Avengers. But no-one's interested in that one, right? (By the way, that was sarcasm. Just making that clear, so no fanboys instinctively Hulk-smash the comments.)
Following on from his brilliant performance in Dollhouse and his brilliant performance in The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon has cast Fran Kranz again, in the role of Claudio. Newcomer Jillian Morgese plays Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick are played by Fred and Wesley Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof.
The Whedon alums Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Sean Maher, and Tom Lenk are also in the cast,...
- 4/30/2012
- Shadowlocked
Earlier today we revealed news of an elusive new project from the modern-day god of fanboys & fangirls everywhere, Joss Whedon. The above image sent shock waves of speculation across the blogosphere. Was this an actual film that Whedon somehow managed to shoot in the midst of making the big budget action extravaganza The Avengers? Or was this just another prank from the winsome Nathan Fillion? Well, Whedon himself has since deigned to comment, sending a press release to Deadline. So, here’s what we now know about Much Ado About Nothing:
This black-and-white adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy was shot in 12 days “entirely on location in exotic Santa Monica,” and produced by Bellwether Films, a small production company co-founded by Whedon and his wife Kai Cole to produce stories in various forms of media “embracing a Diy ethos and newer technologies for, in this particular case, a somewhat older story.
This black-and-white adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy was shot in 12 days “entirely on location in exotic Santa Monica,” and produced by Bellwether Films, a small production company co-founded by Whedon and his wife Kai Cole to produce stories in various forms of media “embracing a Diy ethos and newer technologies for, in this particular case, a somewhat older story.
- 10/24/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
When it comes to Joss Whedon's work, I've seen Serenity, Toy Story and Alien: Resurrection. I've never seen "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", I have seen a season of "Angel" though I'm not sure how many of the episodes he wrote or had anything to do with, I've never seen an episode of "Dollhouse" and I tried to watch a little of "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" but I wasn't able to get into it. So, when Whedon's new production company Bellwether Pictures announces he has just completed 12 days of principal photography on a modern version of Willian Shakespeare's classic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" I'm not particularly moved. However, I love the fact he has a team of regulars he works with that truly seem interested in telling stories and are passionate about doing so to the point they do it because they love it and not for the money moves me immensely.
- 10/24/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I adore Joss Whedon! He created one of the best TV shows ever with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and his take on "The Avengers" looks very promising.
But this morning, to my surprise, there may be a new Whedon offering in the horizon by way of William Shakespeare!
Nathan Fillion, Whedon's partner-in-crime in the sci-fi series "Firefly" tweeted last night with a cryptic note, more like a link to muchadothemovie.com.
And when you go to the website, you see a black and white picture of a snorkeling guy, martini in hand, and the words "A Film by Joss Whedon" in the bottom.
According to The Wrap by way of The Huffington Post, the film is indeed made, and Whedon has adapted, written, and directed the movie.
Hhmmm, an intriguing news for Whedon fans everywhere!
Here's the press release for muchadothemovie.com from Bellwether Pictures:
Santa Monica, CA (October 24th,...
But this morning, to my surprise, there may be a new Whedon offering in the horizon by way of William Shakespeare!
Nathan Fillion, Whedon's partner-in-crime in the sci-fi series "Firefly" tweeted last night with a cryptic note, more like a link to muchadothemovie.com.
And when you go to the website, you see a black and white picture of a snorkeling guy, martini in hand, and the words "A Film by Joss Whedon" in the bottom.
According to The Wrap by way of The Huffington Post, the film is indeed made, and Whedon has adapted, written, and directed the movie.
Hhmmm, an intriguing news for Whedon fans everywhere!
Here's the press release for muchadothemovie.com from Bellwether Pictures:
Santa Monica, CA (October 24th,...
- 10/24/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Last night, tweets from former “Firefly” actors Nathan Fillion and Sean Maher linked to the site MuchAdoTheMovie.com, which announced the completion of a secret movie based on William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing.
This caused quite an ado on Twitter, but it’s really something. Joss Whedon, who created “Firefly” among other cult favorites like “Buffy”, “Angel,” and “Dollhouse,” confirmed the movie “based on a play” on Monday with an official press release from the “micro studio” he co-created, Bellwether Pictures.
The release, included in its entirety below, says the black-and-white film was shot in 12 days in “exotic” Santa Monica and features other past Whedon collaborators Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof as “the world’s least likely lovers headed for their inevitable tumble into love.”
The surprise has been met mostly with excitement from the filmmaker’s loyal band of “Whedonites,” but some have expressed concern about Marvel’s The Avengers,...
This caused quite an ado on Twitter, but it’s really something. Joss Whedon, who created “Firefly” among other cult favorites like “Buffy”, “Angel,” and “Dollhouse,” confirmed the movie “based on a play” on Monday with an official press release from the “micro studio” he co-created, Bellwether Pictures.
The release, included in its entirety below, says the black-and-white film was shot in 12 days in “exotic” Santa Monica and features other past Whedon collaborators Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof as “the world’s least likely lovers headed for their inevitable tumble into love.”
The surprise has been met mostly with excitement from the filmmaker’s loyal band of “Whedonites,” but some have expressed concern about Marvel’s The Avengers,...
- 10/24/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Clearly not happy with having any free time, it looks like Joss Whedon has somehow managed to take on another project while filming The Avengers. Rumours started to appear online last night with tweets from regular Whedon collaborators Nathan Fillion and The Avengers’ Clark Gregg, linking to the website http://muchadothemovie.com/. There's not much information on the site other than a list of actors involved in the project, a who's who of actors from all of Whedon's previous projects and confirmation, if any was needed, that it's "A Film By Joss Whedon. Based On A Play." The full list of actors named includes Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Tom Lenk, Ashley Johnson, Fran Kranz, Reed Diamond, Sean Maher, Riki Lindhome, Clark Gregg, BriTANick comedy duo Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, Jillian Morgese, Paul M. Meston, Emma Bates, Romy Rosemont, Spencer Treat Clark and Joshua Zar. Quite how Whedon managed to a) pull this off,...
- 10/24/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Sean)
- www.themoviebit.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Joss Whedon has just completed a super secret project that wasn’t on anyone’s radar. According to Bellwether Pictures (via comingsoon.net) The Avengers director has just wrapped up shooting an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Of course since hardly anyone knew anything about this, there is very little information. But what is known is that there is a site and a cast that consists of Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Jillian Morgese, Emma Bates, Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Johnson, Nick Kocher, Tom Lenk, Riki Lindhome, Brian McElhaney, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont and Joshua Zar.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero.
Click below for a larger image of the poster.
Of course since hardly anyone knew anything about this, there is very little information. But what is known is that there is a site and a cast that consists of Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Jillian Morgese, Emma Bates, Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Johnson, Nick Kocher, Tom Lenk, Riki Lindhome, Brian McElhaney, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont and Joshua Zar.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero.
Click below for a larger image of the poster.
- 10/24/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
I woke to some potentially thrilling news this morning. It seems that somewhere before during and/or after The Avengers production Joss Whedon brushed up on his Shakespeare. He's completed principle photography on a movie no one even knew was coming.
Here's the announcement in pictorial form.
I can't make out which actor that is in the photo given the black and white and the goggles and the snorkel but the cast is like manna from Whedonverse heaven.
From Buffy The Vampire Slayer / Angel : Tom Lenk, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker and Riki Lindhome (well she was only in one episode of Buffy but still...); From Serenity / Firefly: Sean Maher and Captain Tight Pants himself Nathan Fillion (Love); From Dollhouse : Reed Diamond (Yes!) and Ashley Johnson ; From The Avengers : Clark Gregg ; From The Cabin in the Woods : Fran Kranz ; And the newbies: Spencer Treat Clark (little...
Here's the announcement in pictorial form.
I can't make out which actor that is in the photo given the black and white and the goggles and the snorkel but the cast is like manna from Whedonverse heaven.
From Buffy The Vampire Slayer / Angel : Tom Lenk, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker and Riki Lindhome (well she was only in one episode of Buffy but still...); From Serenity / Firefly: Sean Maher and Captain Tight Pants himself Nathan Fillion (Love); From Dollhouse : Reed Diamond (Yes!) and Ashley Johnson ; From The Avengers : Clark Gregg ; From The Cabin in the Woods : Fran Kranz ; And the newbies: Spencer Treat Clark (little...
- 10/24/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Bellwether Pictures has announced their 'secret project', "Much Ado About Nothing", "...a film by Joss Whedon, based on a play..."
The Shakespeare comedy "Much Ado About Nothing", debuted in 1598, following 2 couples, 'Benedick' and 'Beatrice', engaged in a 'merry war'and 'Claudio' and 'Hero', 'rendered practically speechless by their love for one another'.
Cast of Whedon's film includes Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Jillian Morgese, Emma Bates, Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Johnson, Nick Kocher, Tom Lenk, Riki Lindhome, Brian McElhaney, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont and Joshua Zar.
Click the images to enlarge...
The Shakespeare comedy "Much Ado About Nothing", debuted in 1598, following 2 couples, 'Benedick' and 'Beatrice', engaged in a 'merry war'and 'Claudio' and 'Hero', 'rendered practically speechless by their love for one another'.
Cast of Whedon's film includes Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Jillian Morgese, Emma Bates, Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Johnson, Nick Kocher, Tom Lenk, Riki Lindhome, Brian McElhaney, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont and Joshua Zar.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/24/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Bellwether Pictures announced last night the completion of filming for the secret project Much Ado About Nothing , which it says is a film by Joss Whedon (upcoming Marvel's The Avengers ) and is "based on a play." A website was posted with the below image, which reveals the cast members, including Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Jillian Morgese, Emma Bates, Spencer Treat Clark, Ashley Johnson, Nick Kocher, Tom Lenk, Riki Lindhome, Brian McElhaney, Paul M. Meston, Romy Rosemont and Joshua Zar. If it is based on William Shakespeare's comedy, that centers on two pairs of lovers Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero. More on this at it comes in! Update: The official site has updated with the...
- 10/24/2011
- Comingsoon.net
A new site, Much Ado: The Movie, has popped up online, announcing that: “Bellwether Pictures is proud to announce the completion of principal photography” on “Much Ado About Nothing: A film by Joss Whedon, based on a play”. Presumably it’s based on the play by William Shakespeare, rather than one that just happens to be called Much Ado About Nothing…
The cast list includes the Whedon alums Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods), Alexis Denisof (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse), Reed Diamond (Dollhouse), Sean Maher (Firefly), Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Doctor Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Fran Kranz (Dollhouse, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods), and Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods).
It also lists the following newcomers to the Whedonverse: Ashley Johnson, Jillian Morgese, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher (YouTube's BriTANick,...
The cast list includes the Whedon alums Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods), Alexis Denisof (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse), Reed Diamond (Dollhouse), Sean Maher (Firefly), Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Doctor Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Fran Kranz (Dollhouse, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods), and Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods).
It also lists the following newcomers to the Whedonverse: Ashley Johnson, Jillian Morgese, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher (YouTube's BriTANick,...
- 10/24/2011
- Shadowlocked
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