US EditionWoody Allen Eyeing Madrid As Location For Next Film As Regional Government Pledges $1.7M
Madrid Regional Government invests €1.5 million to promote the city in Woody Allen's new film, titled 'Wasp 2026' as part of its advertising campaign.
- Recently, Madrid's regional government committed €1.5 million to Woody Allen's next film, listed as Película WASP and provisionally titled Wasp 2026.
- The Madrid Regional Government posted a procurement document detailing the deal, framing the film as a regional promotion and requiring Madrid in the title, El Pais reported.
- After failed plans in Italy and Barcelona, Woody Allen shifted to Madrid where Gravier Production and Wanda Vision co-produce, with Spanish reports speculating Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz may star.
- Milestone-Linked payments leave the film's financing uncertain as the contract's milestone payments are divided into three tied to announcement, shooting start, and major festivals such as the Berlinale, while observers say Allen and his producers may need more funds to finish.
- In recent interviews Woody Allen acknowledged funding hurdles and reflected on his late-career choices; his film Coup de Chance marked his 50th, and he recently returned to Spain with Rifkin's Festival.
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Woody Allen Eyeing Madrid As Location For Next Film As Regional Government Pledges $1.7M
An under-wraps film project by Woody Allen has secured €1.5 million ($1.7 million) in funding from Madrid’s regional government, sparking rumors that the director is set to shoot a long-gestated feature in the Spanish capital. Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that Madrid’s regional government had posted a document detailing the funding contract on its procurement […]
The 89-year-old filmmaker has found a financial agreement to shoot next summer in the Spanish capital. This will be his first film since "Coup de chance", shot in Paris in the autumn of 2022. Until then, he can be found in bookstores with his first novel entitled "Quelle fly a pique Baum?". - Three years after "Coup de chance" in Paris, Woody Allen will shoot his next film in Madrid (Culture, media and entertainment).
The 89-year-old American filmmaker will shoot his new feature film in the Spanish capital. The region, led by the right, will pay him 1.5 million euros in exchange for the placement of the city's name in the title.
The next film by American director, actor and screenwriter Woody Allen, winner of four Oscar awards, will be filmed entirely in the Community and will be named after...
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