At the age of 89, he is preparing his 51st film: Woody Allen will shoot a new film in 2026 in Europe.

At nearly 90 years old, it’s not time to retire for Woody Allen. The American filmmaker even offers himself a double novelty. The closest is the edition of the book that recently hit the shelves of French bookstores: What happened to Baum?Published Stock.

If Woody Allen had already put pen to paper to share his memories (book by the wayAlready in stock in 2020), then a collection of short stories titled zero gravity (Stock, 2023), this time he tries his hand at the novel genre for the first time.

The story goes like this: Asher Baum hasn’t been himself for a while now. He’s just been dumped by his prestigious New York publisher, his third marriage is on the brink of collapse, and his insufferable stepmother has become the publisher’s new darling. To make matters worse, in a moment of madness, Baum tried to kiss a young journalist, something he is about to publicize. So when she discovers a devastating secret, she doesn’t know where to turn: should she keep quiet or reveal it, even if it means blowing up her relationship?

A story that suggests that it could then spawn a movie, as we find the filmmaker’s favorites there.

Will this book be the subject of Woody Allen’s next movie? If that were the case, he would have to move the story to another country and another city. The film’s plot and title are currently being kept under wraps. Only the codename WASP 2026 was leaked. But it has been confirmed that filming will take place in Spain in 2026.

release The information is spread by the Spanish newspaper El Pais). The film must be shot in Madrid and have the name Madrid in the title. The Community of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) will provide public funds (€1.5 million), “justified ‘as a tourist destination'”, Libération explains.

3rd film in Spain

This is not the first time that Woody Allen has filmed in Spain. He filmed Vicky Cristina in Barcelona in 2008 and San Sebastián at the Rifkin Festival, which was released in 2022.

Rifkin Festival Trailer

Woody Allen’s last film dates back to Coup de chance, his 50th feature film, released in 2023 in France. While promoting the film, the filmmaker indicated that he wanted to retire.

The pension plan is suspended

“I want to stop for two reasons. The first is that it is increasingly difficult to get money to make films. This is the most boring part of this job. The second is that I don’t like what cinema has become today with streaming platforms.“.

and added: “It used to be very exciting to see your movie on the big screen, to see a room full of people and have a shared experience. If someone decides to finance me, I will probably succumb to the temptation of making another feature film, but I will try to keep my film in theaters as long as possible.“, he said at the microphone of France Info.

Let’s remind you that since 2018, Woody Allen has been in turmoil due to accusations of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter. Later, in the wake of the MeToo movement, Hollywood turned its back on him, and the director found it much more difficult to put together his projects, as the public became accustomed to one feature film a year.