Based on one of the greater works of the Bard, Much Ado About Nothing has had no shortage of theatrical adaptations with Joss Whedon‘s take serving as the fourth (or fifth if you consider the Hindi adaptation, Dil Chahta Hai). Although they hardly ever demolish at the box office, Shakespearean work is often recycled in cinema every decade or two and often by unexpected and interesting talent. If you’re trying to place Whedon’s name, you’ll sure to be familiar with his last project: The Avengers.

Coming off the Marvel megalith, Whedon opted to crank out with black-and-white passion project in a mere 12 days with many of his regular collaborators hoping aboard. This premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year but won’t find it’s way into regular distribution until later this summer.

I will actually be catching a screening of Much Ado About Nothing tomorrow at the Press Launch for the Seattle International Film Festival so there’s no way I’ll be watching this trailer just yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmUOJisiuk

The film stars Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome and Ashley Johnson and hits theaters June 7, 2013.

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