Editing Joss Whedon (section)

====''Much Ado About Nothing''====
To create ''[[Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film)|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' in 2012, Whedon established [[Bellwether Pictures]].<ref name="IW">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/interview-with-kai-cole-producer-of-much-ado-about-nothing|title=Interview with Kai Cole – Producer of Much Ado About Nothing|first=Kerensa|last=Cadenas|date=June 21, 2013|publisher=IndieWire.com|access-date=November 19, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140728/http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/interview-with-kai-cole-producer-of-much-ado-about-nothing|url-status=dead}}</ref> He filmed it in black-and-white on digital video over a period of 12 days at his residence in Santa Monica, California.<ref name="LENSBABY; Much Ado">{{cite web|url=http://lensbaby.com/blog/film-video/pro-spotlight-jay-hunter/ |title=Film & Video: Jay Hunter |first=Keri |last=Friedman |date=June 3, 2013 |publisher=lensbaby.com |access-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002550/http://lensbaby.com/blog/film-video/pro-spotlight-jay-hunter/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="COLLIDER.COM; Much Ado">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-lionsgate/194882/|title=Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Picked Up by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions|first=Dave|last=Trumbore|date=September 11, 2012|publisher=collider.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913081341/http://collider.com/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-lionsgate/194882/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was scripted, produced, directed, edited and composed by Whedon, based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Much Ado About Nothing|play of the same name]].<ref name="much ado credits">{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/features/23-things-we-learned-from-joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-commentary.php|title=23 Things We Learned From Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Commentary|first=Rob|last=Hunter|date=October 10, 2013|publisher=Film School Rejects|access-date=May 11, 2015|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110081756/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/23-things-we-learned-from-joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-commentary.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> His idea to adapt the play for the screen originated from having "Shakespeare readings" at his house with several of his friends, years prior.<ref name="VULTURE; Much Ado">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/06/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-interview.html|title=Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare-Buffy Parallels, and Avengers 2|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=vulture.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=May 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501093957/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the play's comedy, he discovered that there were elements in the text "of debauchery" that brought out a core darkness, and said the visual nature of [[Filmmaking|film]] influenced him to permeate a motif of sexuality into the script.<ref name="LeakyNEWS; Much Ado">{{cite web|url=http://www.leakynews.com/much-ado-about-nothing-qa/|title=SXSW Film: Much Ado About Nothing Q&A|first=Josh|last=Wittge|date=March 9, 2013|publisher=leakynews.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814233710/http://www.leakynews.com/much-ado-about-nothing-qa/|url-status=dead}}</ref>