Woody Allen officially revealed the cast of his new untitled feature film starring Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Elle Fanning (The Beguiled), andSelena Gomez(Spring Breakers). The film has already secured theatrical distribution through Amazon Studios. No production schedule or release date have been given for this new project. This will be the director’s fourth time working with Amazon Studios since 2016.
Last year marked Allen’s first collaboration with Amazon Studios, which acquired and releasedCafé Society, which starred Jesse Eisenberg,Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Corey Stoll and Anna Camp.Amazon Studiosfinanced and distributed the filmmaker’s first foray into television,Crisis in Six Scenes, which the filmmaker also starred in alongside Miley Cyrus, Elaine May, Rachel Brosnahan, John Magaro, Lewis Black, Max Casella and Joy Behar. The filmmaker’s third collaboration with Amazon Studios is his latest feature film,Wonder Wheel
Allen’s latest completed theatrical film isWonder Wheelstarring James Belushi, Juno Temple,Justin Timberlake, andKate Winslet, which will make its world premiere as the closing night film of the New York Film Festival in October. Produced by Letty Aronson, Erika Aronson, and Ed Walson, and financed by Amazon Studios, the drama is set in Coney Island during the 1950s and includes larger-than-life characters, lovers, infidelity, and gangsters. Amazon will release the film in select markets on December 1st with a national theatrical expansion to follow. Following its theatrical run,Wonder Wheelwill be available exclusively to Amazon Prime members through Prime Video.
Woody Allennever reveals any plot details or even the title, until the movie is in the can, ready for release. The filmmaker has an astonishing 35-year streak of releasing at least one movie per year, which will continue with the fall release ofWonder Wheeland extend into its 36th year with this untitled project. There have even been a few years within this streak where the director has released more than one movie, such as 1987, when he debutedRadio DaysandSeptember, 1989, when he releasedCrimes and Misdemeanorsand directed a segment ofNew York Storiesand 2001, when he releasedCurse of the Jade Scorpionand directed a segment of the TV specialThe Concert for New York City.
Timothée Chalamet is coming off the Sundance sensationCall Me By Your Name, alongside Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg, which hits theaters on November 24. He has also recently starred inMiss Stevens,Love the Coopers,The Adderall DiariesandInterstellar. Elle Fanning is coming off Sofia Coppola’sThe Beguiled, which debuted in theaters this summer and she also has several projects in development such asBeware That Girl,All the Right Places,Mary Shelley,Teen Spirit,I Think We’re Alone NowandGalveston. Selena Gomez will return to voice Mavis in Sony Pictures Animation’sHotel Transylvania 3, which debuts next September. She most recently starred inNeighbors 2: Sorority RisingandIn Dubious Battle. Hopefully we’ll have more on thisWoody Allen Projectsoon.
