“Theoretically, my idea is to stop making films and focus on writing screenplays.” This phrase of Woody Allen was singled out by the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, which led the international press and the director’s fans to the idea that the director was leaving the cinema.

Rumors that circulate for days came to refute the American director himself, through their representatives.

In fact, his reps issued the following statement: “Woody Allen never said he was retiring, nor did he say he was writing a new novel. He said he thought about not making films as making films that go straight to streaming platforms is not that much fun for him as he loves the cinema. He has no plans to retire at the moment and is very happy to be in Paris shooting his new film, which will be his 50th.”

However, back in June, Instagram hosted a live broadcast in which Woody Allen talked to the actor. Alec Baldwin, the director made no secret of his displeasure with the current streaming environment, saying, “Most of the thrill has been lost. Now you’re making a movie and it’s in theaters for a few weeks and then streaming. It’s not the same. I don’t like it that much.”

As for the film that Woody Allen is currently directing, he stated that it would take a more dramatic turn and be reminiscent of Match Point, his 2005 film with Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

According to the Guardian.