Woody Allen.Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty
Woody Allenhas announced his plan to retire from filmmaking.
The 86-year-old filmmaker toldSpanish newspaper La Vanguardiathat his last film will be his final as he moves forward with writing in his later years.Wasp 22,which he described as “exciting, dramatic and also very sinister” like 2005’sMatch Point, was filmed in Europe.
“My idea, in principle, is not to make more movies and focus on writing,” Allen said, adding that his next project will be a novel.
Allen previously spoke withAlec Baldwin during an Instagram Live in Juneabout stepping back from filmmaking, when he revealed that he had “one or two more” films in him, but ultimately he felt the “thrill is gone.”
“A lot of the thrill is gone,” Allen told Baldwin of movies. “Now you do a movie, and you get a couple of weeks in a movie house, and then it goes to streaming or pay-per-view. It’s not the same. It’s not as enjoyable to me.”
Alex Baldwin (L); Woody Allen.Mark Sagliocco/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage
The discussion with Baldwin came after the actor revealed he had “zero interest in anyone’s judgments and sanctimonious posts.” Allen’s adopted daughter Dylan opened up about her 1992 molestation allegation against Allen in a 2014New York Timesop-ed. The allegation was also discussed in the docuseriesAllen v. Farrow, which details Allen’s affair with one of ex-wife Mia Farrow’s adopted daughters, Soon-Yi Previn, whom he ended up marrying. Allen has steadfastly denied the molestation allegation.
“I would’ve liked to have directed Jerry Lewis, because Jerry Lewis was an immense talent who always squandered it on silliness, and I think if you could control him and focus him in the right comedy, he could deliver for you in a really, really spectacular way,” Allen, who has directed filmsManhattanandAnnie Hall, said.
Earlier this month,Rosie O’Donnellappeared onThe Howard Stern Showanddiscussedwhy she rejected working with the Oscar-winning director despite being called to do so twice in the ’90s.
O’Donnell, who said Allen “had a lot of people under his spell,” has been outspoken about the filmmaker for decades. Allen ended up making the filmSweet and Lowdownwithout her, and before that, O’Donnell had spoken about him during a 1995 HBO special.
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Allen has won four Academy Awards throughout his career.
source: people.com
