Filmmaker Woody Allen, facing criticism in Hollywood over allegations of sexual assault by his adopted daughter, said on Tuesday that he will be shooting a film in Paris this autumn and it could be his last.
Allen, 86, talks to actor Alec Baldwin about his career and his new book Zero Gravity, a collection of comic essays, in a rare interview.
"A lot of the thrill is gone," he said of filmmaking. "When I used to do a film, she would go to a movie house across the country.
"Now you do a movie and you get a couple of weeks at a movie house, maybe six weeks or four weeks, and then it goes right to streaming or pay-per-view.
"It's not that pleasant for me."
Allen did not give any details about his upcoming film, which will be his 50th film.
The four-time Oscar-winning director of Annie Hall and Other Comedies has repeatedly denied allegations that he molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow in 1992.
In 2017 many celebrities and executives in Hollywood distanced themselves from Allen after the #MeToo movement went global and brought new attention to sexual misconduct.
HBO revisited the allegations against him in the 2021 series Alan v Farrow.
Baldwin, who has appeared in three of Allen's films, did not bring up the topic during the interview, which was live streamed on his Instagram page.
On Sunday, the actor wrote on Instagram that he was "not interested in anyone's judgment and holy posts" about his planned interview.
Baldwin's last film, Rust, ended in tragedy when a live round was fired from a gun, killing cinematographer Helena Hutchins.
He said he did not fire a gun and was "heartbroken" by the incident...Reuters