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Iberseries Takeaways: Woody Allen on His New Film, Los Javis Pact With HBO Max, the Tales of Cachou the Brown Bear and More

When the going gets tough, the tough get going to places like Iberseries & Platino Industria. Its 6th edition, also a pre-Mipcom warm-up, ran over Sept.29-Oct. 2 at Madrid’s Matadero, its rehabilitated orange-red brick former slaughterhouse. That setting seems appropriate. There’s little evidence that Ampere Analysis’ maxim, coined a couple of years ago – a […]

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Oct 5, 2026 · byVariety

Woody Allen’s Madrid Film, King Charles and Ozzy Osbourne, AI, Microdrama and M&A: Iberseries Wrap

The sixth edition of the industry gathering, which has featured debates about hot-button industry topics in Madrid, is coming to an end Friday.

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Oct 2, 2026 · byThe Hollywood Reporter

Woody Allen presents new film in Madrid, funded with €3m in public money

The 90-year-old American director has unveiled in the capital his 51st film, due to start shooting on 5 October with public funding, as past scandals still shadow his career.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byEuronews

Woody Allen unveils new film in Madrid, backed by nearly €3 million in public money

The 90-year-old US filmmaker presented his 51st film in the capital on Thursday, due to start shooting on 5 October with public funding, even as the controversies that have defined his career continue to weigh on him.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byEuronews

Woody Allen Says His Upcoming Madrid-Set Movie Is a ‘Comedy With Romance, Intrigue and Infidelity’

In Madrid to present two of his actors, Alexi Wasser and Peter Vives, Woody Allen, 90, revealed some details about his upcoming plans to shoot in the Spanish capital for the first time. “Madrid is a very elegant and beautiful city and perfect for the kind of atmosphere that I wanted for the story,” said […]

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Oct 1, 2026 · byVariety

Cast Confirmed For Woody Allen’s Next Movie As Filming Set To Begin, WestEnd Boards Sales

WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on Woody Allen’s new feature, which is set to begin shooting in Madrid on October 5. Written and directed by Allen, the contemporary comedy will star Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings, The Equalizer), Jemima Kirke (Girls, Sex Education), Jakob Oftebro (Hamilton, Kon-Tiki), Peter Vives (The Time in […]

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Oct 1, 2026 · byDeadline

Woody Allen’s New Film Boarded by WestEnd for World Sales as Production Begins in Madrid

WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on Woody Allen’s new feature, which is set to begin shooting in Madrid on Oct. 5. Written and directed by Allen, the contemporary comedy will star Marton Csokas (“The Lord of the Rings,” “The Equalizer”), Jemima Kirke (“Girls,” “Sex Education”), Jakob Oftebro (“Hamilton,” “Kon-Tiki”), Peter Vives (“The Time in […]

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Oct 1, 2026 · byVariety

Why Woody Allen and Other Big Names Shoot in Madrid and How Spain’s Capital Set a Record

Raúl Torquemada, the director of the Madrid Film Office, looks ahead to the start of the shoot of Allen's new feature, provides insight into numbers and intangibles and explains why Madrid is "a practical base."

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Hollywood Reporter

Just Play Dead review – Samuel L Jackson and Eva Green punch up switchback crime caper

Jackson and Green just about manage to distract viewers from the sub-par Tarantinoesque flourishes, confusing plot points and tired stereotypes Having shot five films since 2020, 82-year-old Martin Campbell is a certified member of the post-retirement director’s club that includes Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen et al. Samuel L Jackson (a mere 77) sports his worst hairdo since Jackie Brown – a grey, crimped ponytail with an undercut – in this overworked crime caper, though he is on positively cuddly form by his standards. Interrupting his retirement on a Spanish-speaking Caribbean island with the odd poisoning (seen in the intro), kingpin Jack Wolfe (Jackson) is getting antsy. Afraid the law is close behind him, he hatches a scheme with his philandering wife Nora (Eva Green): help him frame her surfer lover Chad (Jason Fernández) for his supposed murder, and they will split the big-bucks insurance payout. He covers his back for the possibility she might do him in for real by recording her saying as much. But she ropes Chad anyway into her murder conspiracy, plotting to let him take the fall – or perhaps her detective bit on the side Dani (Eoin Macken) will get there first. Continue reading...

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian