WestEnd Boards Sales on Woody Allen's Madrid Comedy — SkimNews
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- WestEnd Films boarded sales on Woody Allen's new feature, set to begin principal photography in Madrid on Oct. 5 and shoot entirely in English.
- Woody Allen wrote and is directing the contemporary comedy, his third Spain-based production after "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) and "Rifkin's Festival" (2020) and his first film set in Madrid.
- The cast announced includes Marton Csokas ("The Lord of the Rings"), Jemima Kirke ("Girls"), Jakob Oftebro ("Hamilton"), Peter Vives ("The Time in Between") and Alexi Wasser ("Girls").
- Producers are Madrid-based Wanda Vision and Allen's Gravier Productions, alongside 3SIX9 Studios, with creative team including cinematographer José Luis Alcaine and production designer Sonia Grande.
- WestEnd Films will introduce the project to international buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, extending a partnership with Gravier that previously sold "Coup de Chance" to distributors in over 30 countries.
- WestEnd's library of 25 Allen titles includes "Midnight in Paris," "Match Point" and "Blue Jasmine," underscoring the long-running commercial relationship.
- Allen said in a statement: "I will be very happy to return to Spain. This will be my third time filming there and my first opportunity to make a film in Madrid, a city I have always loved."
Why it matters: WestEnd continues to monetize the Allen catalog globally — it sold "Coup de Chance" to 30+ countries and controls 25 Allen titles — so the Madrid shoot feeds directly into that pre-existing distribution pipeline rather than launching a new sales effort. Allen's continued work with Gravier Productions and a fresh international cast suggests the AFM push is aimed at rebuilding foreign theatrical demand that has cooled since his earlier Spanish productions.
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