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Woody Allen Makes a "Match" With DreamWorks
by Scott Weinberg | June 03, 2005
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Woody Allen's well-received entry into the Cannes Film Festival, "Match Point," has been snatched up by DreamWorks Pictures for a cool $4 million. Described as much darker in tone than many of Mr. Allen's recent comedies, "Match Point" is a dramatic thriller that stars Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("Bend It Like Beckham"), Scarlett Johansson ("The Island"), Emily Mortimer ("Dear Frankie"), Matthew Goode ("Chasing Liberty"), and Brian Cox ("X-Men 2").

The Hollywood Reporter indicates that the plot is about "a social-climbing tennis instructor who marries into a wealthy family." This is the first film that Woody Allen has shot in England, although he plans to do another one there before the end of the year. The deal marks a reunion of sorts for Woody Allen and the DreamWorks folks; his old-three picture deal with the studio yielded "Small Time Crooks," "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion," and "Hollywood Ending." DreamWorks aims to release "Match Point" around Awards Season, which is a pretty promising sign for all involved -- especially the moviegoers!

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qazwsx300096 writes:
on Jun 04 2005 11:08 PM

I was kinda hoping FOX Searchlight would do this because they did wonderful with "Melinda and Melinda" however Dreamworks is now becoming synonynous with dramatic thrillers. There is Island, Ring, Ring 2, War of the Worlds, and Red Eye. Now that Woody Allen has some decent actors and actresses, his box office sales may be where they should be.

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