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Which Would You Rather See: A Joss Whedon Shakespeare Film or a Metallica 3D Movie? No, Really?

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (23)

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I dunno where he found the time, but apparently — at least according to the ever reliable Twitter feed of Nathan Fillion — Joss Whedon has made a movie (probably a short one or a web series, maybe even a musical one) based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. “About nothing” is known about the film, except for the website that Fillion pointed to, MuchAdoTheMovie, which says only that ” “Bellwether Pictures is proud to announce the completion of principal photography.” The cast is also mentioned, and it includes Fillion, Amy Acker Alexis Denisof, Sean Maher, Tom Lenk, Clark Gregg and Fran Kranz.

There’s also a picture:

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Whatever it is, a snorkel and a Martini glass is my kind of Shakespearean movie, although it may be hard to navigate that beverage. (Via Cinemablend)

In other news of the bizarre, Deadline is reporting that the kids in Metallica — who haven’t really done all that much of note in years, although they’re releasing an album in which they collaborated with Lou Reed that sounds interesting — are apparently self-financing their own 3D film. They’ve hired a producer, but that’s about all we know: No word on what kind of film it may be: Documentary, concert, feature film, or character study on the band members’ passive aggressiveness. Oh, and if you haven’t seen Some Kind of Monster, you oughta, Metallica fan or not. It’s fascinating.

And just to end the post on a sour note, because it’s Monday and you all deserve sour notes, I’m surprised that Rob Payne or TK hasn’t taken a moment to shit all over this (and I know twig is birthing boulders over it, but the live-action Akira flick is back on. Keanu Reeves is no longer attached (small favors), but don’t get excited. Tron: Legacy’s Garret Hedlund is apparently in talks to play Kaneda, which is at least closer in age, but hey man! He’s still the white dude from that Gwyneth Paltrow country music movie. The better news, however, is that Twitch is reporting that Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter are also rumored for the roles of Colonel and Lady Miyako. Funny, Bonham Carter doesn’t look like a Lady Miyako.

So it goes, and so goes your Monday morning.


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Comments

Metallica aren't releasing an album of Lou Reed covers, they collaborated on an album with Lou Reed entitled Lulu, and it is easily one of the worst albums that has ever been released to the public...ever. Go listen to "The View" on Youtube and tell me I am wrong.

Posted by: DangadaDang at October 24, 2011 11:46 AM

DangadaDang speaks true.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 24, 2011 11:53 AM

I hate Metallica.

But I love Whedon!

Posted by: Candee at October 24, 2011 12:14 PM

Joss Whedon and a bunch of Buffy/Angel alumni, especially the beautiful Amy Acker, I'll give it shot.

Posted by: John W at October 24, 2011 12:14 PM

Is this even a question? Of course, the answer is Whedon's Shakespear movie!

Some Kind of Monster is one of the most unintentionally funny documentaries I've ever seen. Lars is an ass, Hetfield is a passive agressive bear murderer, and poor Kirk is obviously chanting "Be the Buddha, be the Buddha" over and over in his head throughout. They suck so hard, it's hilarious.

Posted by: Melody Be at October 24, 2011 12:48 PM

I'll watch anything other than Joss Whedon's whatever.

Posted by: Cindy at October 24, 2011 1:07 PM

I like all those people and I like Much Ado About Nothing, so hip hooray.

Posted by: Lucas at October 24, 2011 1:22 PM

I'd watch both. Definitely interested to see Some Kind of Monster 2: Metallic Boogaloo, if that's the direction they go. "Rock" has been dead a good while, but that doc reanimated it and killed it with a shovel, in a most entertaining fashion.

Posted by: Alabaster Salamander at October 24, 2011 1:27 PM

So that's what Akira needs. More white people.

Posted by: twig at October 24, 2011 1:32 PM

I wonder if Mr. Whedon is growing up? With great power comes great responsibility. He might have read this somewhere.

There's a strong strain in his commentaries of Whedon thinking himself better than the stage he's been on, and there's some truth to that. He likes to grapple with big ideas, or edge-case variations on a theme. It's not just commerce with him, although I note that he does insist on getting paid.

Well, residuals-guy, with all the financial security in the world, arguably some talent, plus essentially a repertory company and now able to make broadcast-quality stuff for pennies on the dollar, ya don't need to be funded by a studio no more.

Maybe Eliza Dushku's large, luminous, round, perky ... eyes deserved a showcase. Perhaps her studio production deal was a convenient way to fund his obsession of the moment. Nowadays, not needing as much funding, there's no need to pimp out a lead at once wooden and pneumatic (And some say she has no talent!) simply to get a piece made.

In a(n) (in)famous essay, Harlan Ellison suggested something similar to SF writers. Work on Movie and TV pays for time spent on stuff less lucrative, like books. (That essay is reprinted in "Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed" - well worth the rant-y, screed-ish read.)

If Whedon pulls this off I'll start the subscription drive myself to fund making the Firefly web mini-series.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at October 24, 2011 1:34 PM

The Shakespeare one, for all reasons.

Posted by: BWeaves at October 24, 2011 1:54 PM

Kill 'Em All, Master of Puppets, Ride The Lightning.

That's all, in that order, end of fucking list. And Justice For All was average at best.

Translation? Dear Metallica: Please fucking stop. Now.

Posted by: TK at October 24, 2011 2:02 PM

Some news hurts too much to write about, Dustin. Mainly because to get through it, copious amounts of alcohol (well, more copious than usual) is needed, and by the time one is ready to write, one can no longer string two words together, much less a complete sentence. Even, "I am" comes out "Am I?"

And that's the Akira news.

Posted by: RobP at October 24, 2011 2:04 PM

The new Metallica/Lou Reed project sounds horrible to a shocking degree and Metallica has sucked for a long time now. I take it as a personal affront to all fans of music that they were able to make something so bad that even those of us that gave up on them long ago say, "Wow. I never thought it would get THAT shitty."

Posted by: Paultera at October 24, 2011 2:39 PM

What kind of ambush were you trying with that Akira news? Not to mention that horrifying Glee(?) image. Now the Whedon news has been completely outweighed.

Posted by: csb at October 24, 2011 2:42 PM

Lulu sounds horrible because Lou Reed can't freaking sing. If it was purely done by Metallica then it would of had a chance.

Posted by: Matt at October 24, 2011 2:54 PM

Bullshit. Master, Ride, Garage, Black, Justice, Load, Kill. The other albums aren't really worth mentioning except to say metallicas worst albums are better that most bands best

Posted by: Roland at October 24, 2011 3:28 PM

I'll give you a point for Garage, but for me, the others were just metal-lite, uninspired junk.

Posted by: TK at October 24, 2011 4:45 PM

I will be seeing Much Ado solely to support Nick Kocher. The fact that that man isn't already wildly successful is enough proof that the universe is miserable.

Posted by: Nonanonymous at October 24, 2011 5:26 PM

Roland, when you say Garage, which are you referring to? Because Garage Inc was pretty much just them covering themselves. Horribly. The original Garage Days is all covers but done well. Also, listing Load on any list other than "Shit that shit wipes its ass with" is just irresponsible.

Posted by: Paultera at October 24, 2011 5:34 PM

"Master, Ride, Garage, Black, Justice, Load, Kill."

Is it just me, or do those all sound like they could be names of German electronica or experimental bands?

Posted by: NF at October 25, 2011 1:32 AM

Ride, Master, Justice and Black. Lou Reed and Metallica...
....the thing that should not be.

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