Saturday, May 30, 2009

Woody Allen's 2010 London project finds a replacement for Nicole Kidman: Lucy Punch


Source: SlashFilm

Woody Allen is working on his new movie to be filmed in London this Summer, and the cast he’s planned includes Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Naomi Watts and, until recently, also featured Nicole Kidman. She recently bowed out, however, when the schedule for Rabbit Hole was set and clashed with Woody’s plan.Rabbit Hole took precedence as Kidman is not just acting in it, she’s also producing. As a result, Woody Allen has now replaced Ms. Kidman and his choice is a fascinating one. Against all of my intuition, he’s gone for the British actress Lucy Punch, who you probably know best from CBS sitcom The Class or Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz.

I don’t think Kidman can be blamed for her choice - but what an enviable decision. Each of the two films offered a great writer (Allen or David Lindsay Abaire) and great co-star (see above for the Allen, or Aaron Eckhart).

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