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Woody Allen believes he'll 'probably die' on set
Woody Allen has said he believes he will “probably die” on set, revealing: “I never think of retiring.”The controversial director was speaking at a press conference in Spain to launch the production of his new film starring Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon and Elena Anaya.“I never think of retiring,” said Allen. “It’s not just something that has occurred to me.”He added: “I’ll probably die in the midst of setting a film shot one day on the set, making a movie.”Allen is embroiled in a legal dispute with Amazon after the studio shelved his last movie, A Rainy Day in New York because it claimed Allen had “sabotaged” the prospects of the film with his comments about sex abuse accusations by his daughter Dylan Farrow and the MeToo campaign.The filmmaker has been the subject of a boycott after a group of actors – including Greta Gerwig, Timothée Chalamet, Colin Firth and Rebecca Hall – expressed their regret at working with him.“My philosophy,” said Allen, “since I started many years ago in show business, is that no matter what happens is to focus on my work … “No matter what happens in my life with my wife, children, current events, politics or illness, I focus on my work, and that’s all that really absorbs my time and effort seven days a week.”Allen’s new film is informally known as Rifkin’s Festival, although it is still officially titled Woody Allen Summer Project 2019.Woody Allen‘s next film will star Christoph Waltz and is due to begin shooting in July.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Spanish group Mediapro, which is co-producing the film.
Allen’s 51st film as director, which is yet untitled, will film in San Sebastian from 10 July to 23 August.
Spanish actor Elena Anaya, American actor Gina Gershon and France’s Louis Garrel are also part of the cast.
Per Mediapro, the movie “tells the story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival”.
“They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies,” the description continues.
“She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
“It is a comedy-romance that resolves itself in a funny but romantic way.”
The news comes after Allen filed a $68m lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the online giant broke a four-movie deal dating back to 2017.
His film A Rainy Day in New York was never distributed after allegations of sexual abuse made by Allen’s daughter Dylan Farrow against the director received renewed attention.
Allen has denied the accusations.
Yahoo News 
