The content of new Woody Allen films is one of Hollywood's most closely guarded secrets during their production process, but as release nears for his follow-up to Blue Jasmine, one or two details are beginning to emerge.
It was already known that Magic in the Moonlight, as it is titled, was a romantic comedy set in the south of France in the 1920s and 30s, and that the cast was the usual list of acting luminaries, including Colin Firth,Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver.
However, an announcement by Sony Pictures Classics that it had acquired North American rights to the film fills in a little more backstory. SPC describe Magic as "a romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue." Firth, we would presume, will play "the Englishman". The film will be set "against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d'Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the jazz age".
No release date for Magic in the Moonlight has yet been announced, but it is likely to be out in summer 2014.
Taken from the Guardian
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