NYTimes.com: Shot over 12 days in Mr. Whedon’s home, the film takes an intimate, modern tone in relaying the comic tale of Beatrice and Benedick and their circuitous journey toward love. The cast will look familiar to fans of the director’s television series because the stars had roles in “Buffy,” “Angel,” “Dollhouse” and “Firefly.”
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I'd actually love to see this movie. Granted, it's another Shakespeare re-do, but the concept of a 12 day movie shoot in a home, is really quite interesting. Most movies are shot over the course of 3 months (or more) and involve hiring hundreds of people to grip and design and edit. Clearly, this was a small budget, small crew, small talent movie. BUT, with a famous director and actors. It's just interesting to see famous people working on something of much smaller scale. Hopefully I'll be able to find the movie somewhere online.
As a Buffy fan, I'd have to say that Joss Whedon is my favorite director. There's something about the way he introduces characters and shows their development that feels so charming and real despite being a little far-fetched.
I'm stoked to see what he will do with Much Ado About Nothing. I'm not particularly fond of Shakespeare, so seeing a production crafted by one of my favorite members of the entertainment industry will make the pill a little bit easier to swallow without turning the whole play into a gimmick. And from an aesthetic standpoint, the still at the top of this article is beautifully composed.
I can't wait to see this.
There's something really refreshing about a high-profile Hollywood director and high-profile Hollywood actors doing something like this. I'm sure they still had all the fancy expensive camera equipment, but to have a 12-day film shoot in the director's house is an interesting idea, and the fact that Whedon chose a Shakespeare comedy to do it with is great. In his previous TV shows, Whedon managed to take completely ridiculous, crazy storylines (vampires, demons, robot doll-human assassins...) and somehow make them believable and relatable. In a weird way, Shakespeare is just as out-there for many people now, so I think that Whedon may be able to make it relatable and understandable for the non-Shakespeare lovers.
Completely beside who the director is and what the nature of this piece is, I love how much stress there was on this being a production and not a movie. As if the art of knowing one's lines was completely lost in the movie business; or perhaps it really is? For the director to stress that to the interviewer, that he really needed the actors to know the text so well that they could skip from scene to scene, is so strange to me.
Otherwise, I'm really excited about seeing this. Modern takes on Shakespeare usually fall on the extreme ends of the praiseworthy-cringeworthy spectrum, and since Joss Whedon has been unrivaled in his success as of late, I can only imagine the possibilities of this flick.
I think the immense contrast between The Avengers and his Much Ado About Nothing says a lot about Joss Whedon as a director. He's not just a filmmaker who has an area of expertise/interest and thrives within it. He is a filmmaker who understands different styles of films, how they're made, what makes them successful, and how to achieve their potential. As much as I love some of my other favorite directors, they tend to stick within a certain genre or type. But Whedon has directed/written/produced horror movies, action movies, web series, TV series, westerns, and sci-fi. He's versatile, and good at all of it. What a success.
I love Joss Whedon. You can always tell when Joss has directed and you can most certainly tell when Joss has written for a show. He has a sort of youthful punny humor that makes most of his shows and movies highly entertaining and in a weird way down to earth. Also I love that Joss Whedon writes sci fi that applies to both boys and girls. He writes kickass girls that women want to be like and men want to be with but not because they are traditionally sexy. This new movie sounds great! It's in black and white which seems like it will be amazing, and it Shakespeare, and it is supposed to be like a house party, there is literally nothing about this I don't like. I hope that it is as good as I suspect!
I realize that some people have something against Shakespeare because its so overdone but I really like them when they're either innovative or really well done. Joss Wheden is one of my favorite directors so I'm not worried about the potential quality of the production and from the little information I could get from the article it seems like this is also going to be new and fresh feeling version of Shakespeare without feeling cheesy or overdone. I look forward to seeing it.
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