Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin he’s done directing: ‘The thrill is gone’
28.06.2022 - 20:49
/ nypost.com
Instagram Live session with Alec Baldwin. In the conversation, the embattled Allen admitted that his next film will probably be his last and that he wants to retire from his directing career in the very near future.“I’ll probably make at least one more movie.
A lot of the thrill is gone,” said Oscar winner Allen, whose next project is set to shoot in Paris later this year.He went on to note to 64-year-old Baldwin — with whom he has worked on his films “Alice” (1990), “To Rome With Love” (2012) and “Blue Jasmine” (2013) — that he has become disillusioned by 21st-century moviemaking, especially with the multitude of streaming services.“When I used to do a film, it’d go into a movie house all across the country. Now you do a movie and you get a couple weeks in a movie house,” the “Manhattan” screenwriter said.
“Maybe six weeks or four weeks and then it goes right to streaming or pay-per-view … It’s not the same … It’s not as enjoyable to me.”“I don’t get the same fun doing a movie and putting it in a theater. It was a nice feeling to know that 500 people were seeing it once,” Allen continued.
“I don’t know how I feel about making movies. I’m going to make another one and I’ll see how it feels.
I feel that, yes, I will work again in film — but I might want to turn to writing,” Elsewhere in the nearly hourlong chat, the two spoke about Allen’s new collection of essays, “Zero Gravity.” However, Baldwin and Allen sidestepped tackling controversial issues surrounding Allen — including his daughter Dylan Farrow’s accusations that he sexually abused her when she was 7.“The Hunt for Red October” actor Baldwin first revealed on Sunday that he would be interviewing Allen. He wrote in an Instagram post, “Let me preface this by stating
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