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Emma Stone set for lead role in next Woody Allen film Emma Stone set for lead role in next Woody Allen film
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The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone is set to take a lead role in Woody Allen's latest project which, true to form, has not yet been given a title.The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone is set to take a lead role in Woody Allen's latest project which, true to form, has not yet been given a title.
Allen is currently readying his most recent film, Blue Jasmine, for a July 2013 release in the US; starring Cate Blanchett, it is described by its distributors Sony Pictures Classics as "the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife". If Allen follows his usual habits he will roll straight on to the next film in the autumn. While Blue Jasmine was filmed in the US, Allen is due to return to France for the first time since his successful time-travel fantasy Midnight in Paris for the followup.Allen is currently readying his most recent film, Blue Jasmine, for a July 2013 release in the US; starring Cate Blanchett, it is described by its distributors Sony Pictures Classics as "the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife". If Allen follows his usual habits he will roll straight on to the next film in the autumn. While Blue Jasmine was filmed in the US, Allen is due to return to France for the first time since his successful time-travel fantasy Midnight in Paris for the followup.
No word is yet forthcoming on any other actors for the film, but Stone's participation reflects the director's appeal to a younger generation of Hollywood acting talent eager for the credibility that an Allen film can bring. While Allen has regularly attracted major-league stars for his small-scale ensemble films since the mid-80s, recent years have seen the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Wilson and Evan Rachel Wood join his casts.No word is yet forthcoming on any other actors for the film, but Stone's participation reflects the director's appeal to a younger generation of Hollywood acting talent eager for the credibility that an Allen film can bring. While Allen has regularly attracted major-league stars for his small-scale ensemble films since the mid-80s, recent years have seen the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Wilson and Evan Rachel Wood join his casts.
Even so, Stone would represent a significant coup for Allen, as since the release of Easy A in 2010 she has become one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, and currently ranks as the 10th most-searched for female performer on the Internet Movie Database [subscribers only].Even so, Stone would represent a significant coup for Allen, as since the release of Easy A in 2010 she has become one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood, and currently ranks as the 10th most-searched for female performer on the Internet Movie Database [subscribers only].
Stone is currently working on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Alejandro González Iñárritu comedy Birdman, and is due to join Guillermo del Toro's haunted house flick Crimson Peak and an as yet untitled romantic comedy directed by Cameron Crowe.Stone is currently working on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Alejandro González Iñárritu comedy Birdman, and is due to join Guillermo del Toro's haunted house flick Crimson Peak and an as yet untitled romantic comedy directed by Cameron Crowe.
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