British writer-director Lakeem Rose is developing his feature debut, a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s «Much Ado About Nothing» set in the aftermath of a modern war and centered on four returning soldiers, with Canadian and Hong Kong-based producers attached.

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    6 days ago

    Four traumatized veterans quipping in iambic pentameter. Around here they’d just get denied benefits and sold a streaming subscription instead.