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Amazon Gets Woody Allen’s Rom Com with Corey Stoll and Blake Lively

Corey Stoll (Photo by Richard Chavez)

Amazon’s picked up Woody Allen’s still untitled film and is planning to release the romantic comedy in theaters this summer. After its theatrical run, Amazon will have it available via Prime Video to Prime Members. The movie deal marks Allen’s second with Amazon. He’s currently writing and directing a limited television series for Amazon that’s set to begin shooting this month. The series will star Allen, Miley Cyrus, and Elaine May.


“Like all beginning relationships, there is much hope, mutual affection, and genuine goodwill — the lawsuits come later,” said Allen.

“Woody Allen is a brilliant filmmaker,” said Roy Price, Head of Amazon Studios. “We’re so proud to be in business with him for both his next film and his first ever TV series.”

Allen’s untitled romantic comedy stars Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Jeannie Berlin, Jesse Eisenberg, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, and Ken Stott. Letty Aronson, Steve Tenenbaum, and Edward Walson produced the film , and Ronald L. Chez, Adam B. Stern, and Marc I. Stern executive produced. The plot is being kept a secret, however Allen has revealed it’s set in the 1930s.

This post was last modified on March 9, 2016 11:03 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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