After director Woody Allen hinted at retirement, his representative quickly walked back the director’s comment Monday morning.
Allen had previously told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia over the weekend that he no longer intended to make movies and would instead focus on writing short stories and a novel. After news of the comment spread across the industry, Allen’s camp squashed the claim.
“Woody Allen never said he was retiring, nor did he say he was writing another novel,” Allen’s representative told Variety in a statement. “He said he was thinking about not making films as making films that go straight, or very quickly to streaming platforms is not so enjoyable for him, as he is a great lover of the cinema experience. Currently, he has no intention of retiring and is very excited to be in Paris shooting his new movie, which will be the 50th.”
