Jude Law defends Woody Allen's 'A Rainy Day in New York' after Amazon shelves film

Jude Law has spoken out in favour of Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York, which has been shelved amid accusations of sexual assault against the director.

The English actor, who is part of the romantic comedy's cast, told the New York Times he thinks it's a "terrible shame" the movie has been taken off the calendar.

A Rainy Day in New York, which stars Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning, and Rebecca Hall, was originally slated to come out in 2018 but Amazon Studios, the film's distributor, has now shelved it indefinitely.

Dylan Farrow, Allen's 33-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow, has for years said her father assaulted her when she was seven years old. Allen has denied the accusations.

Farrow's voice was amplified by the Me Too movement, which took off around the same time production wrapped up on Allen's project.

Some among the cast distanced themselves from the movie.

Chalamet pledged to donate his earnings to three charities: Time's Up, the LGBT Center in New York, and RAINN, an anti-sexual-assault organisation. Hall also gave her money to Time's Up.

Law, however, is still rooting for the film to be released.

"I’d love to see it. People worked really hard and put a lot in, obviously himself included," he told the New York Times.

The actor said he preferred to stay silent regarding the accusations against Allen.

"I didn’t really want to get involved, to be honest. I just don’t feel like it was my place to comment, and it’s too delicate a situation," he said.

"I feel like enough has been said about it. It’s a private affair."

Law didn't discard the possibility of working with Allen again in the future, saying he would have to "consider carefully" before making a decision.