Marcia-Gay-Harden-and-Emma-Stone-in-Magic-in-the-MoonlightWoody Allen is never one to rest on his laurels, completing work on Magic in the Moonlight very soon after the release of Blue Jasmine last year.

Little has been known about the romantic comedy, which earns a spot as one of our most anticipated movies of 2014. But with Sony Pictures Classics announcing tonight that it has acquired all rights for the film’s North American release, a short first synopsis has been teased in the press release.

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT is a romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle.  Personal and professional complications ensue. The film is set in the south of France in the 1920s against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d’Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the Jazz Age.

Colin Firth and Emma Stone lead yet another brilliant ensemble assembled for Allen’s latest feature, starring alongside Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, and Jacki Weaver

Allen is of course once more directing from his own script, with longtime collaborators Letty Aronson (Midnight in Paris, Match Point) and Stephen Tenenbaum (Blue Jasmine, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) producing alongside recent collaborator Edward Walson (Blue Jasmine).

The renowned filmmaker is riding high on praise for his latest film, with Blue Jasmine earning praise from all corners, with three pending BAFTA nominations and two pending Golden Globe nods to its name, along with a slew of other wins and nominations under its belt already in the run-up to the Oscars.

The move should come as no great surprise to anyone, with the acquisition marking the seventh collaboration with the renowned writer-director.

SPC is yet to announce a release date for the romantic comedy, but smart money says that Magic in the Moonlight will be arriving this summer, continuing Allen’s annual (like clockwork) output. The studio’s independent arm has its slate plotted through until the end of April this year, cementing all the more the likelihood that Allen’s follow-up to the acclaimed Blue Jasmine will be released in the summer.

 

SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WOODY ALLEN’S NEXT FILM MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT

Film marks seventh collaboration with the filmmaker and Sony Classics

NEW YORK (January 9, 2014) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Woody Allen’s upcoming film, MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT from Gravier Productions.  Like BLUE JASMINE, the film is produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum and Edward Walson. The film was shot by Darius Khondji (MIDNIGHT IN PARIS) with Production Design by Anne Seibel (MIDNIGHT IN PARIS).

Once again, Woody Allen has put together a stellar cast including Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Emma Stone, and Jacki Weaver.  MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT is a romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle.  Personal and professional complications ensue. The film is set in the south of France in the 1920s against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d’Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the Jazz Age.