Much Ado About Nothing
“Romance. Mischief. Seduction. Revenge. Remarkable.”
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
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Cast
22 people
Emma Thompson
Beatrice
Known for
Brave
Cruella
Kenneth Branagh
Benedick
Known for
Murder on the Orient Express
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Kate Beckinsale
Hero
Known for
Underworld
Click
Denzel Washington
Don Pedro
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Michael Keaton
Dogberry
Known for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Keanu Reeves
Don John
Known for
The Matrix
John Wick
Robert Sean Leonard
Claudio
Known for
House
Dead Poets Society
Richard Briers
Signor Leonato
Known for
Watership Down
Peter Pan
Imelda Staunton
Margaret
Known for
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Maleficent
Jimmy Yuill
Friar Francis
Known for
EastEnders
Going Postal
Brian Blessed
Antonio
Known for
Peppa Pig
Tarzan
Phyllida Law
Ursula
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Kenneth Branagh Director · William Shakespeare Author Patrick Doyle Composer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $11M · United States release May 7, 1993
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Renaissance Films
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
American Playhouse
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production
American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · May 7, 1993
Physical
United States · May 7, 1993
Theatrical
Australia
October 21, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 29, 1996 · Theatrical
France
May 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
September 2, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
October 1, 1993 · Theatrical
Poland
July 29, 2016 · Digital
Portugal
March 25, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 17, 1993 · Theatrical
Spain
February 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 1, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 27, 1993 · Theatrical
December 28, 1995 · TV · BBC Two
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