Much Ado About Nothing

2012Movie⏱️ 1h 49mPG-13

ComedyDramaRomance

⭐ 7

IMDB Rating

17,400 votes

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

Director

Joss Whedon

Writers

William Shakespeare, Joss Whedon

Stars

Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz

Release Date

June 14, 2013

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 8

Nominations

💬 106

Reviews

📋 57.2K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Alexis Denisof

as Benedick

Amy Acker

as Beatrice

Fran Kranz

as Claudio

Nathan Fillion

as Dogberry

Clark Gregg

as Leonato

Reed Diamond

as Don Pedro

Jillian Morgese

as Hero

Sean Maher

as Don John

Spencer Treat Clark

as Borachio

Riki Lindhome

as Conrade

💰 Box Office

$5,341,221

Worldwide Gross

$4,328,849

Domestic Gross

$171,942

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Santa Monica, California, USA

Production

Bellwether Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

shakespeare playshakespeare's much ado about nothingbased on playromantic comedyguitar

🎯 Categories

Romantic ComedyComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Mediocrity is catching: Aim Low!

by odb85 • 2014-10-05

"I love this play, and have seen many versions. I was even in a production in New Jersey. This is an unimpressive version of a great story, and the great moments come from the "writing"as the kids are saying nowadays. The leads may not be terrible actors, but they sure failed to move me here. Even Dogberry was pretty blah and that character can really uplift a failed production. Amongst an uninspiring cast, Don Pedro's character was the best of the bunch. I didn't mind listening to him at all. Even his moments with Claudio and Beatrice were bearable. The music was okay. The..."

💡 Did You Know?

This movie was filmed at Joss Whedon's Santa Monica home, which was designed and decorated by Whedon's wife Kai Cole. Cole suggested Whedon make it in lieu of going on vacation for their 20th anniversary because it had long been his passion project.