Woody Allen Will Be a Pimp in John Turturro’s ‘Fading Gigolo’

Will Woody Allen have to choke a… ahh, I miss you, Dave Chappelle.

Woody Allen rarely acts in movies he isn’t also directing, and he hasn’t appeared in one of his own films since 2006’s Scoop.  But Allen is not only set to appear in his next film, Nero Fiddled, but SlashFilm is reporting that Allen will appear in John Turturro‘s upcoming film, Fading Gigolo.  Turturro is set to star as the titular gigolo, and Allen is set to star as his pimp.  Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara are being looked at for two of the female leads, with Vergara being looked at for lots of other reasons these days, too.

The New York-set film features Turturro and Allen as “cash-strapped best friends who decide to go into the gigolo business together and subsequently attract the suspicion of the Hasidic Jewish community in which they live.”  This can only be fantastic, especially since the last time Turturro and Allen worked together was 1986’s Hannah and Her Sisters, one of Allen’s best films.

I’m always game for more Woody Allen, but this is definitely something cool — especially since Allen hasn’t yet announced what his next film will be after Nero Fiddled.