Joss Whedon Chats with Stephen Colbert About Much Ado About Nothing and ‘Slumming It With Shakespeare’

Everyone’s favorite Avengers director Joss Whedon stopped by The Colbert Report on Thursday to promote his latest Hollywood offering, a critically acclaimed modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Joss Whedon spoke candidly with Colbert about the challenges of updating the Bard’s classic text and his experience shooting the “micro-budget” film in his own California home. And of course, because he can, Colbert also grilled Whedon about the plot of The Avengers 2 (with seamless interview transitions, of course). Watch the clip below!