Press interviews with Much Ado cast and crew.
Main link goes to Entertainment Weekly and its exclusive interview with Joss, Sean Maher, and Amy Acker. Includes photos and
much information about shooting, secrecy, release plans, and the house in which it was shot. Also:
The Hollywood Reporter talks to Sean Maher. UPDATE: Sean Maher
tells TheInsider.com that Much Ado features some original songs. And
The New York Times talks to Clark Gregg (aka Agent Coulson) who plays Leonato in the movie.
Insider: The last time Joss and Nathan worked together was in Dr. Horrible -- are there any songs in Much Ado?
Sean: There are. I will just say that. There's original music, so this was a long time coming for Joss.
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Kwipskie | October 24, 16:51 CET
C. A. Bridges | October 24, 16:53 CET
pinktatto0 | October 24, 17:04 CET
A bit bittersweet that ASH was cast and then couldn't do it.
It would be rad if this swept like, The Sundance Film Festival.
The ever-present Jersey shirt now has to be an official totem whenever Joss is filming something.
Tonya J | October 24, 17:05 CET
AliciaJo | October 24, 17:05 CET
Anthony Head.
Sadness.
Sunfire | October 24, 17:13 CET
embers | October 24, 17:13 CET
cardea | October 24, 17:30 CET
And now I am also rather excited by the prospect of seeing the House That Kai Built.
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | October 24, 18:00 CET
zeitgeist | October 24, 18:14 CET
sumogrip | October 24, 18:17 CET
Kindof amazing, this whole production, but he's right about that busy person thing - not that I am that person, but I know some of them for real, and they are just in that mindset that gets things done. And I've noticed that when I do get busy, there's a kind of energy that can get produced along with it that enables you to do more - as long as you're doing what you love. It all goes out the window when you're doing stuff you don't like, because that seems to beget stress and not much else.
Pretty cool of Kai to suggest this, and bagging the vacation (and Italy, for criminy's sake, that must've hurt) - but a happy, fulfilled partner is the best kind, and you can't buy that. (I do look forward to seeing the house as well.)
I loved that Shawna did closet-shopping - very smart in terms of budget, and in keeping actors happy - they can get comfortable in their own stuff, and Shakespeare is enough of a challenge without costume-strangeness.
Oh, and the casting is all so cool - the actors I know, anyway. I love that Joss always adds new folks to the Joss Repertory Theatre - it keeps it growing and alive.
Oh, it's all just so: neaterinos, I hadda gush a bit.
QuoterGal | October 24, 18:20 CET
Pointy | October 24, 18:28 CET
Just to read about how much love and joy was put into this, it tells me it'll be amazing!
Can't wait to see it! I'm happy for them doing the festivals and stuff, but it's gonna be torture to wait until whenever the rest of us gets to see this.
Edit to say: Also noticed and smiled at the shirt! I like that shirt, looks great on Joss! =)
[ edited by maxsummers on 2011-10-25 03:51 ]
maxsummers | October 24, 18:49 CET
luv4whedon | October 24, 18:50 CET
I think I'm actually making colon-D face.
jcs | October 24, 19:05 CET
"well @jonnmolina I got a C in my UCLA Shakespeare Acting class and was scolded for setting my midsummer scene in present day. Vindication!"
followed by:
"and by present day I mean 1998"
Haha, how awesome is that?!
Jonnathan | October 24, 19:14 CET
That is all.
NimNams | October 24, 19:29 CET
While it's a shame Anthony Head couldn't do it for whatever reason, after the Marvel movies I appreciate how they finally made me take note of Clark Gregg whenever he shows up secretly in everything.
Likewise, I've dug Riki Lindhome since her one episode of Pushing Daisies and her podcast/Youtube work mostly as half of Garfunkel and Oates. I never noticed that she once did an episode of Buffy even... Her involvement actually does make me wonder exactly how much musical content there might be. Especially in noir form.
orangewaxlion | October 24, 19:49 CET
Fact.
(not to be confused with the Kirsten Dunst movie Crazy/Beautiful)
guidedby | October 24, 20:09 CET
Very excited to see the house. I loves me a good house. Now if we could just get one good clear shot of the contents of the bookshelves... ;-)
BreathesStory | October 24, 20:09 CET
And yes, BreathesStory, the original play does have some songs (most famously "Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more, men are deceivers ever. One foot on sea, and one on shore, to one thing constant never.")
erendis | October 24, 21:18 CET
Satai (with Punsch) | October 24, 21:39 CET
Simon | October 24, 21:51 CET
Shapenew | October 24, 21:51 CET
The thing about these interviews is that they are just downright heartwarming. My heart = warmed. I was just saying to one of my friends the other day that, as excited as I am for The Avengers, I will be glad when it is all said and done and we can get some more smaller projects from Joss. And BOOM. Look at that! Incredible.
"The direction we were getting from Joss was to make it was real, especially with the language, not to be big and Shakespearian, but to bring it in and be intimate and bring it as close to a realistic way of speaking as we could."
Loved this. I think this is one of my favorite things about Joss as a storyteller. When it seems like a lot of other people try to go as big as they can, he tries to get as small and personal as possible.
Sad that Tony couldn't be there, but I'm actually pretty happy with Clark Gregg as his replacement. I quite like him. Would have been cool to get both of them though. (Especially considering we haven't gotten to see Tony in a Joss project since Buffy.)
The shirt is still around! Yay! I wonder if he has a closet full of them... maybe it's becoming a problem and that's the real reason Kai had the staycation and invited all of those people over. It was an intervention to make him see reason and wear a different shirt!
Speaking of Kai, how awesome is she, right? I mean, I always figured she must be very awesome, but dang! She built the house!? That's SO COOL.
Life is good sometimes. Even on Mondays.
Giles_314 | October 24, 23:18 CET
korkster | October 24, 23:24 CET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing#Film
ShadowQuest | October 24, 23:55 CET
Oh.
Caroline | October 25, 01:21 CET
daylight | October 25, 01:54 CET
[ edited by gossi on 2011-10-25 11:18 ]
gossi | October 25, 02:13 CET
I mean what did Joss do exactly?
Apparently some British guy wrote the script!
ZodKneelsFirst | October 25, 03:44 CET
embers | October 25, 03:53 CET
SPOILER
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It's a comedy and NOBODY DIES , not even the bad guy, and certainly not Amy or Alexis.
(Yes, the play's over four centuries old, but you can't be too careful with spoilers.)
Wait - it's Whedon. He's going to kill someone we love, isn't he?
Gill | October 25, 04:00 CET
I can't get over the amount of press that a few tweets to the fandom spurred.
Well, if the world does end in 2012, it will be at the end of a very shiny Whedony year.
hann23 | October 25, 04:21 CET
rehabber | October 25, 04:36 CET
gossi | October 25, 04:47 CET
SPOILER
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Some characters think somebody dies.
I love this play so much.
Gill | October 25, 04:50 CET
There's original music. No mention anywhere of original lyrics.
ZodKneelsFirst | October 25, 04:57 CET
I'm totally excited to see this. Amy Acker and Alexis doing Much Ado. Crazy. Aside from being perhaps the nicest people in showbiz (add Ms Lachman too) they're also so very good actors.
gossi | October 25, 05:02 CET
hann23 | October 25, 05:11 CET
rehabber | October 25, 13:36 CET
@rehabber - me, too.
I wonder why Joss doesn't invite BtVS cast in his independent projects. It it because he has explored all their actor qualities? Or wants to keep them "in character" to stay inspired for his BtVS comics?
Moscow Watcher | October 25, 05:34 CET
Shep | October 25, 05:51 CET
Although I am glad to see Alexis is still on Joss' short list.
Xane | October 25, 06:01 CET
Whedon has worked with an enormous number of fabulous actors. It's why he's good. He can write and cast really really well. For whatever reason, MAAN has a certain cast and crew. We will probably never know his reasons and we certainly might not agree with his decisions. I for one would have probably held the whole thing off for ASH, but then I'm not Joss.
I am sure that his casting has to do with whatever muse was bugging him at the end of the Avengers as well as schedules. I for one trust his muse. Mostly.
hann23 | October 25, 06:14 CET
Tonya J | October 25, 06:42 CET
How fortunate we are that what feeds Joss's soul feeds us as well.
Lioness | October 25, 06:59 CET
Sunfire | October 25, 07:47 CET
Tin Ear Tom | October 25, 07:58 CET
And to the awesome Kai Cole - Thank You!
Znachki | October 25, 08:05 CET
electricspacegirl | October 25, 09:17 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | October 25, 10:00 CET
korkster | October 25, 12:04 CET
Ladyluck523 | October 25, 13:02 CET
@theonetruebix | October 25, 13:06 CET
@theonetruebix | October 25, 13:07 CET
baxter | October 25, 15:05 CET
korkster | October 25, 15:26 CET
I wish Mo was gonna be in it. Also, Seth Green, NPH, ASH, and Felicia Day. I also wish Joss would do an episode of Game of Thrones. Plus, I wish Joss's three movies were out already, so I could watch them all back to back. Waiting is sucky.
Squishy | October 25, 16:46 CET
eddy | October 26, 13:10 CET