{"id":768,"date":"2011-11-05T03:37:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T08:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2012-10-28T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T22:44:10","slug":"joss-whedon-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/joss-whedon-shakespeare\/","title":{"rendered":"Joss Whedon Does Shakespeare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-822\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 5px 0px;\" title=\"Shakespeare\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Shakespeare.jpg\" alt=\"Shakespeare\" width=\"210\" height=\"269\" \/>Yes, it&#8217;s true.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?ie=UTF8&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011&amp;field-keywords=Joss%20Whedon&amp;page=1&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=litquotes-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\">Joss Whedon<\/a>, the creator of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> and <em>Firefly<\/em> is working on a version of Shakespeare&#8217;s <em>Much Ado About Nothing<\/em>. Here&#8217;s part of the the press release from the <a href=\"http:\/\/muchadothemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">movie&#8217;s website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Santa Monica, CA (October 24th, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Bellwether Pictures proudly announces the completion of principal photography on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, a modern version of Shakespeare\u2019s classic comedy adapted and directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel\u2019s upcoming THE AVENGERS, \u201cDr. Horrible\u2019s Sing-Along Blog\u201d). Filmed in just 12 days entirely on location in exotic Santa Monica, the film features a stellar cast of beloved (or soon to be beloved) actors \u2013 some of them veterans of Shakespearean theater, some completely new to the form. But all dedicated to the idea that this story bears retelling, that this dialogue is as fresh and intoxicating as any being written, and that the joy of working on a passion project surrounded by dear friends, admired colleagues and an atmosphere of unabashed rapture far outweighs their hilariously miniature paychecks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s true.\u00a0 Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly is working on a version of Shakespeare&#8217;s Much Ado About Nothing. 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