Woody Allen‘s directing career has followed a rather odd course in the 21st century. He’s had significant ups (Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight In Paris) and big disappointments (Anything Else, Scoop), so I guess we’re lucky than the man makes a film every year so he can balance himself out.
As we’ve previously reported, Woody Allen is continuing his “world tour” by filming his next project in Rome. Woody Allen put out a press release today announcing the title of the project — which is very odd for him, since he often doesn’t release the titles of his films until shortly before they’re released — and a full cast release. Curiously, the film features Allen in his first acting role since 2006’s Scoop as well as Penelope Cruz, who won a Best Actress Oscar in Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The odd title, The Bop Decameron, seems to refer to Allen’s love for “bop” jazz and a 14th century Italian short story collection by Giovanni Boccaccio, which was made up of 100 separate stories. Naturally, that tells us little about the film, but the press release follows below:
New York (June 20, 2011) – Woody Allen announced today the full cast for “The Bop Decameron,” his latest film in pre-production. Starring, in alphabetical order, are: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page. Co-stars include Antonio Albanese, Fabio Armiliata, Alessandra Mastronardi, Ornella Muti, Flavio Parenti, Alison Pill, Riccardo Scamarcio and Alessandro Tiberi.
“The Bop Decameron” is a Gravier Productions film produced by Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum. This is Allen’s first film to be financed by the Italian production and distribution company, Medusa Film. “The Bop Decameron” begins production on July 11 and marks Allen’s first time shooting in Rome. His latest film, “Midnight in Paris,” is currently playing in theaters.”
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