Woody Allen speaks out and denies retirement announcement

[Atualização] After the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia announced retirement Woody AllenThe 86-year-old director released a statement saying there was an error in the disclosure. Follows the official statement issued hours after its original publication [via THR]:

“Woody Allen never said he was going to retire, nor did he say he was writing another book. He said he was thinking about not making more movies because movies that go straight to streaming platforms are not as fun for him as a big movie fan experience. He has no intention of retiring and he is Excited to be in Paris to shoot his fiftieth movie.”

Below is Allen’s official statement, which was reported by diverse:

“My idea, in principle, is to not make movies anymore, and focus on writing. I have some short stories, well, I’m starting to think of a TV series.Allen commented.

The director is currently shooting his latest film in Paris. In recent years, Allen has focused his entire production on Europe, having lost support in the United States due to repeated accusations of abuse by his ex-wife’s daughter. Dylan Farrow.

Accuses Allen, who was her mother’s friend Mia Farrowof sexual assault since the 1990s. The director denied this allegation and was never formally convicted of it, although the judge dismissed his lawsuit for custody of Dylan and described his behavior with his stepdaughter as “Disgustingly inappropriate“.

In 2013, Dylan again spoke publicly about his accusation, and in 2021, HBO explored the issue in documentaries. Allen vs. Faroe. Since then, the director has had to look for alternative funding for his feature films, which also found it difficult to release in the United States.

Allen is the owner of 4 Oscars, including Best Director and Screenplay Nervous groom, nervous bride (1977) and Best Screenplay Hana and her sisters (1986) and midnight in Paris (2011). His latest feature was Valentine’s Dayreleased last year.

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