Kristen Stewart will collaborate with Woody Allen
Keeping up his steady filmmaking pace, Woody Allen has announced the cast of his to-be-titled next movie, which begins production later this month.
The principal cast members, named alphabetically in typical Allen fashion, are Jeannie Berlin, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott and Bruce Willis. Anna Camp, Stephen Kunken, Sari Lennick and Paul Schneider will also “co-star,” the announcement said.
The casting marks the latest upscale role for Stewart; the “Twilight” star earned strong notices for her work opposite Julianne Moore in the Oscar winner’s “Still Alice” and was similarly well received for her turn as a complicated assistant in Olivier Assayas’ April release “Clouds of Sils Maria.”
Plot details have yet to be revealed for Allen’s film, which will shoot in New York and Los Angeles. His most recent movie, “Irrational Man,” is currently in theaters; it has been greeted with a mixed reception, currently holding a 37% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Eisenberg (“To Rome With Love”), Posey (“Irrational Man”) and Stoll (“Midnight in Paris”) have previously worked with Allen, a filmmaker known for recurring collaborations. The new movie will also mark Eisenberg and Stewart’s third time sharing the screen, following “Adventureland” and the upcoming “American Ultra.”
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