Joss Whedon’s ‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ gets release date.

Man, now that I pause for like five seconds this makes a lot of sense. Billy Shakespeare is known for several things. Being a spy for the Illuminati. Stealing from Christopher Marlowe. But also for his witty repartee. Why, Joss Whedon is also known for this. Now it makes like total logical sense that homeboy has adapted Much Ado About Nothing.

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It’s a big deal when the new movie arrives from the director of one of the biggest movies ever to set box office receipts blazing. But this time it’s a little bit weird, too. Because the director is Joss Whedon, whose film The Avengers became a massive success early this past summer. His next film, however, is something very different: a black and white adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Whedon shot the film with friends on off days from The Avengers; it’s a true indie.

Now Roadside Attractions and LiosnGate have decided to release Much Ado About Nothing in a few markets on June 7, 2013, with a wide release to follow on June 21. It could be an interesting experiment, to open the film essentially opposite DC and Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel.

Much Ado features a huge ensemble cast, including many Whedon regulars: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Sean Maher,Clark Gregg, and Reed Diamond. Kai Cole and Joss Whedon produced the film through Whedon’s small company Bellwether films.