Much Ado About Nothing
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discussed in biography
- In Kenneth Branagh
…well as film versions of Much Ado About Nothing (1993); Hamlet (1996), for which he received an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay; and Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000). In 1995 he appeared as Iago in the film Othello, and in 2006 he directed the film
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Elton
- In Ben Elton: Early life and career in television and film
…star-studded film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (1993), directed by Kenneth Branagh, Elton played the comedic role of Verges alongside Michael Keaton’s portrayal of bumbling Constable Dogberry.
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Keaton
- In Michael Keaton: Batman movies
…films followed, including the Shakespearean Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), and Desperate Measures (1998). In the early 2000s his films, such as Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter (2004), and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), met with mixed success. He provided character voices in the animated…
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Reeves
- In Keanu Reeves: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Point Break, and Speed
…later appeared in Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Reeves made several disappointing movies before playing a bomb expert in Speed (1994). The thriller was a blockbuster, and it made him an action star.
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Thompson
- In Emma Thompson
…film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing in which she played Beatrice to Branagh’s Benedick. The breezy, colorful Much Ado won the praise of critics and attracted an unusually large and diverse audience. That year Thompson also played a 1930s housekeeper in The Remains of the Day.
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Washington
- In Denzel Washington: Superstardom: Malcolm X and Training Day
…Masala (1991), the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing (1993), alongside Tom Hanks in the courtroom drama Philadelphia (1993), the hard-boiled mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and the military thriller Crimson Tide (1995). The latter was the first of several popular movies he made with director Tony Scott
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