Director, producer, writer, composer, actor, and borderline polymath of pop culture Joss Whedon interprets Shakespeare’s comedy.

Shot in 12 days using the original text, Joss Whedon and friends take on Much Ado About Nothing, a story of sparring lovers that offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.

Shakespeare’s classic presents the subject of love through two very different couples: Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Beatrice (Amy Acker), whose wry verbal sparring has made their love-hate relationship a thing of dramatic and literary legend, and Hero (Jillian Moregese) and Claudio (Fran Kranz), whose doe-eyed adoration is threatened by the vicious plotting of evil Don John (Sean Maher). Peppered with clowning night-watchmen and mistaken identities, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is one of Shakespeare’s most enduring comedies.

A series of comic and tragic events may continue to keep the two couples from truly finding happiness, but then again perhaps love may prevail.