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Starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Woody Allen himself, it has begun filming and here are some, uh, colorful pics.

Even better photos here of Woody directing Larry on the street.

larry david and woody allen... genius.

i saw them filming in the west village a couple of weeks ago on bedford on my way to the little owl.

This is Larry's second Woody movie. He has a (very) small role in "Radio Days" as the family's neighbor. I believe he pops up in one scene, you can't really make him out visually, but you can her him ranting (maybe the scene about the family not celebrating Passover(?)) and can tell right away (if you're at all familiar with Curb).

Its nice to see him, now a big star, with the lead in a Woody movie now. He's come a long way since the eighties.

I thought Woody wasn't gonna be in his films anymore.

Zumpano wrote:This is Larry's second Woody movie. He has a (very) small role in "Radio Days" as the family's neighbor.

David's also in "Oedipus Wrecks," Allen's part of New York Stories. It's a small role, but bigger than his bit in Radio Days, and he does get to share the screen with Woody. It's interesting that their careers collided years earlier. I wonder if Allen had any inkling that David would become his successor.

I like Larry David but he is in no way Allen's "successor."

As a comic persona, Larry's act is lifted straight from Woody's playbook. Of course, David hasn't even attempted the kind of artistry that Allen has accomplished dozens of times over, so perhaps successor is too strong a word. Yet, I think it's not unreasonable to say that in the tradition of Jewish humor, David is the clearest example of Allen's influence. In fact, I've introduced a number of friends to Allen's films after hearing of their love for Curb and recommending to them that they give Woody Allen a try.

Without Woody Allen there would have been no Seinfeld, and of course, no Curb Your Enthusiasm.

According to Woody in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter at Cannes, Woody is not acting in this film.

Also - a very brief video clip of Woody working on the streets of NYC (and Henry Cavill asking him a question, I believe?).

New photos from the set, available in high resolution.

domino harvey wrote:More set pics and a revelation about Wood and David's roles

The posts after the photos are priceless.

So are the avatars.

I wonder if Domino commented on that page, disparaging the ERW-LD pairing or perhaps even disingenuously praising the hotness of Henry Cavill.

I'll never te-ell

Yes, the film now has a title. Allen says it's a "blackish" comedy and heaps praise upon his new young thing, Evan Rachel Wood.

Great title =D>

I just can't wait to see this!!!

Wild Bunch has just released its first synopsis of and images from Whatever Works.

The behind-the-scenes footage just makes me wish for special features on WA DVDs.

I'm probably the only person in America who actually enjoyed Wild Man Blues.

Aren't some people getting overexcited? What if it turns into another mediocre outing. Hopefully not, but you never know.

What if it turns into another mediocre outing.

There was a mediocre outing? [-X

yes...SCOOP!

Scoop was a riot. If Woody had made that film 20 years ago with Diane Keaton (or the like) we'd all be sitting around musing about how great it was. I mean the fact alone that he is still able to go away and make a film every year largely on his terms is an effort in and of itself.

Why is it that in many cases the old films of long working filmmakers are always great, but all the new films are usually considered poor, or at the very least not as good? It seems to me the very elements that viewers previously loved come to be the elements that they eventually despise.

Honestly, how is Scoop really any different than any other Allen comedy?

I loved Scoop. Seriously loved it. It was Woody unplugged, as though he knew this would be his last acting turn, so he packed the movie with a ton of great lines that he'd saved up for himself over the years. I also think it's Johansson's best performance, mostly because she plays her role goofy rather than doing her pouty and sexy routine. That said if you aren't head over heals for Woody's comic persona like I am, the movie is very lightweight, even more so than 'the early, funny ones.' His first five films--ludicrous as they are--all featured witty satire of high brow literature and cinema. Scoop has none of that; it's merely a paper-thin British mystery starring Woody Allen. For a director famous for his intellectual films, I understand why many find it trivial.