Much Ado About Nothing
Nora Frank
Casting
Tom Hiddleston as Don John
Based on Hiddleston's role as Loki in Marvel movies, he is clearly the best actor to play the part of Don John. With his past experience playing Loki, he is very able to play a character who makes evil plans to try and cause trouble for others. He will also be able to work well with Hemsworth to make a sincere performance.
Chris Hemsworth as Don Pedro
Due to Hemsworth's role as Thor in the past, he is the perfect actor to play Don Pedro. He does an amazing job playing an honored leader. Along with that, he is used to working with Hemsworth, as they work together in Marvel movies as Thor and Loki. This means he will be able to try and believe that Don John isn't up to anything, like he has before with Loki when he has played Thor.
Emma Watson as Hero
Watson is amazing at portraying sweet, innocent, clever girls. This is shown especially in her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies. With her ability to portray kindness and innocence through her beauty, she is perfect for the role of Hero.
Plot
Don John tricks Claudio:
Don John successfully tricks Claudio into thinking that Hero was unfaithful to him. This allows the story to move forward by creating conflict. The story needs to continue so that the conflict can be resolved and Don John's trickery can be exposed.
Hero is publicly shamed:
On the day of their wedding, Claudio publicly shames Hero by saying that he will not take her hand in marriage because she is an unfaithful whore. This, however, the reader knows isn't true, and the story must move forward to reveal the truth and restore Hero's reputation.
Benedick challenges Claudio:
After Claudio publicly ruins Hero's name, Beatrice asks Benedick to challenge Claudio to protect Hero's reputation, as they know that she wasn't unfaithful. This causes suspense as the reader waits to find out whether or not the two good friends will be forced to fight one another, moving the story forward.
The song Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton perfectly represents the theme of Love in Much Ado About Nothing. In the song she sings, "Lovin' you is easy because you're beautiful....And everything that I do is out of lovin' you." These lines represent the love found between Benedick and Beatrice. It shows how they find each other's personalities beautiful and also how Benedick is willing to even challenge his best friend Claudio purely because he loves Beatrice. Another line says, "No one else can make me feel, the colors that you bring, stay with me while we grow old, and we will live each day in springtime." These lines represent the innocent love that Claudio and Hero share, in which they immediately realized they had feelings for each other when they first met and they wish for nothing else than grow old happily together. This song represents the love found in Much Ado About Nothing.