Untitled Woody Allen project

Untitled Woody Allen project is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen.^[2] The film is set in a late 1950s amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn New York City.^[3]

The film is produced by Amazon Studios, with Kate Winslet leading the ensemble cast of Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, and Jim Belushi.

Cast

• Kate Winslet
• Justin Timberlake
• Juno Temple
• Jim Belushi
• Tony Sirico
• Jack Gore
• Steve Schirripa
• Max Casella

Production

Casting

Kate Winslet was the first actor who came on board for the film in July 2016,^[4] followed by Juno Temple and Jim Belushi.^[5] Allen, describing the casting process, said that, "The first person I cast was Kate Winslet, then I cast a young girl named Juno Temple who I thought very much of," and "I cast Jim Belushi who I thought was absolutely perfect for it."^[6]

Allen later signed Justin Timberlake in the role of a lifeguard,^[7][8] saying that “I was doing this film and I thought, who could I get that would be an interesting guy to play a lifeguard in about 1950? I was sitting and talking with my brain trust. Someone said, ‘What about Justin Timberlake?'"^[6] On August 19, 2016, Tony Sirico joined the cast.^[9] In September 2016, Jack Gore, Steve Schirripa, and Max Casella rounded out the cast of the film.^[10][11][12]

Filming

Principal photography began in Coney Island on September 15, 2016.^[13] On the same day, filming took place at Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn around Hudson Avenue and Gold Street.^[14] Timberlake and Temple were spotted filming at Brighton Beach on 16 September 2016.^[15] Winslet and Timberlake filmed scenes at Coney Island on 19 September 2016.^[16]

References

External links

• Untitled Woody Allen project at the Internet Movie Database
• Untitled Woody Allen project at Rotten Tomatoes