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Director Woody Allen is shooting a new movie in Spain , just weeks after suingAmazonfor shelving his last filmA Rainy Day In New York . Allen shotRainy Day In New Yorktwo years ago with Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning in starring office , but the film has yet to see the Light Within of day after Amazon elect not to free it . Chalamet has since apologized for work with Allen , anddonated his salary from the filmto Time ’s Up .
Amazon gave no prescribed reason for shelving Allen ’s film , but in his $ 68 million lawsuitthe director take they severalise him they were displume the movie from discharge over worry about ongoing sexual ravishment allegations against him , as well as Allen ’s own controversial statement . Almost 30 years ago , Allen was accused by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow of chivy her , allegation Allen has always unwaveringly deny , insist his X - wife Mia Farrow is simply seeking retaliation against him for shaft on her with his now - wife Soon - Yi Previn . Dylan Farrow iterate her allegation against Allen in early 2018 , precede to a novel round of backlash against theAnnie Hallfilmmaker .
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WithRainy Day In New Yorkseemingly in lasting oblivion , The New York Timesreports that Allen is now moving forward with a new film project in Spain . The society Mediapro , which worked with Allen on his previous filmsVicky Cristina BarcelonaandMidnight In Paris , is reportedly financing the new movie . A spokesperson for Mediapro confirmed that Allen is presently at employment on the motion picture but would offer no other details .
Thanks to acclaimed motion picture likeAnnie Hall , Manhattan , The Purple Rose of Cairo , Hannah and Her Sistersand many others , Allen was once one of the Hollywood ’s most revered directors . Despite Dylan Farrow going public with her allegement against Allen , the film director ’s repute never suffer and he go on producing film and pile up accolades . As deep as 2014 , Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for star in Allen’sBlue Jasmineand openly expressed her thanks to the director . However , the tide has now turned against Allen and many in Hollywood have openly shunned him .
Given the film residential district ’s turn against Allen , it will be interesting to see how much acting talent he is able to pull in to his newfangled Spanish motion-picture show product . In the yesteryear , actors lined up to be in Allen ’s picture , in hopes of burnishing their reputations and perhaps even scoring awards nominations . Of of course , Allen is still widely venerate in Europe , so he should have an easier time with cast abroad . Though Allenhas been publicly disavowedby everyone from Chalamet to Kate Winslet , other performers he ’s previously work with like Javier Bardem and Alec Baldwinhave issue forth to his refutation . It will also be interesting to see if Allen ’s new movie even invite an American release , or if distributors will head off him due to the controversy .
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