It is perhaps an understatement to call the film Woody Allen and Larry David had been working on highly anticipated.  After all, it's the project that's lately been keeping the creator and star of the Emmy-winning HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm reportedly too busy to write new episodes and get going with season 7.  Previously, HBO President Michael Lombardo confirmed that it was this endeavor that's been taking much of David's time, and that “hopefully” by the end of next year, he'll be done with it and back with Curb Your Enthusiasm.

JSOnline reports that the Woody Allen and Larry David collaboration now has a title: Whatever Works, a “blackish comedy” where David plays the love interest of 20-year-old Evan Rachel, whom Allen commended for a “great” performance, despite being a young actress working with such heavyweights.

Set to be released in early 2009, Allen says Whatever Works is slight different from the crop of movie he has made.  The acclaimed director has nothing bad good words for David.

“He's got a great, sarcastic, sour, wonderful, no nonsense sense of humor. I think I'm more illusory than him.  He's a stronger personality. I'm more of a schlemiel, a dope.  I would be the guy they would plant the microfilm on and I would never know it, and I would be out there wondering why people are shooting at me.  Larry has a different quality.  It was fun to write this for him."

In a separate interview, Allen revealed even more details about the film, while still singling out the Curb Your Enthusiasm star for his performance.  “There is sex in the movie. It's a comedy, a romantic comedy.”


- Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: JS Online
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