Woody Allenrevealed today the cast of his latest film starring Jeannie Berlin,Jesse Eisenberg,Blake Lively,Parker Posey,Kristen Stewart,Corey Stoll,Ken Stott, andBruce Willis. Co-stars areAnna Camp, Stephen Kunken, Sari Lennick, and Paul Schneider. The film beginsshooting on locationthis month in New York and Los Angeles.
As per usual withWoody Allenprojects, no plot or character details were revealed at this time. The filmmaker normally doesn’t reveal the title of his films until post-production, sometimes until the first trailer is officially unveiled. The director did reveal toDeadlinein May that he is considering shooting this latest project on digital for the first time in his illustrious career. While it hasn’t been confirmed if he will shoot on film or on digital yet, here’s what he had to say in the May interview.
“I’ve never shot anything in digital, but I think I will shoot my next film digitally to see what that’s like. It is more than the wave of the future; it’s the wave of the present, really.”
The director’s latest movie,Irrational Man, was released by Sony Pictures Classics last month. This untitled project doesn’t have a studio home or a release date at this time, but his last five movies,Midnight in Paris,To Rome with Love,Blue Jasmine,Magic in the MoonlightandIrrational Manwere all released in thesummer movieseason by Sony Pictures Classics.Irrational Manhad its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May before its July release.
We reported in March thatBruce Willis,Kristen StewartandJesse Eisenbergwill star in this untitled movie. This will mark the third time thatKristen StewartandJesse Eisenberghave worked together, following the 2009 comedyAdventurelandand the new action-comedyAmerican Ultra, which opens in theaters August 21. This movie will beBruce Willis' first appearance in aWoody Allenmovie. Anna Camp and Blake Lively will make their first appearance in aWoody Allenmovie as well, coming off roles inPitch Perfect 2andThe Age of Adaline, respectively.
Woody Allen’s new film is produced by his long-time collaborators Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum and Edward Walson. Executive producers areRonald L. Chez, Adam B. Stern andAllan Teh. We’ll keep you posted on thisuntitled projectas soon as more updates are made available. What do you think ofWoody Allen’s latest cast?
