Editing Woody Allen (section)

===2020 to present===

On March 2, 2020, it was announced that after shopping the book from publishers it was decided that [[Grand Central Publishing]] would release Allen's autobiography, ''[[Apropos of Nothing]]'', on April 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/woody-allen-autobiography-apropos-of-nothing-to-be-published-in-april/|title=Woody Allen Memoir to be Published in April|date=March 2, 2020|work=The Wrap Magazine|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/movies/woody-allen-memoir.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502213215/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/movies/woody-allen-memoir.html |archive-date=2019-05-02 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Woody Allen Pitched a Memoir. Publishers Weren't Interested.|website=[[The New York Times]]|first1=Alexandra|last1=Alter|first2=Cara|last2=Buckley|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/woody-allen-memoir-release-date-1203521094/|title=Woody Allen Memoir Gets Release Date|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Klartiza|last=Rico|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> According to the publisher, the book is a "comprehensive account of Allen's life, both personal and professional, and describes his work in films, theater, television, nightclubs, and print...Allen also writes of his relationships with family, friends, and the loves of his life."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allen-memoir-sets-april-debut-1282124|title=Woody Allen Memoir Sets April Debut|date=March 2, 2020|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/books/hachette-woody-allen-apropos-nothing.html|title = Hachette Says It Won't Publish Woody Allen's Book|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|date = March 6, 2020|last1 = Williams|first1 = John}}</ref> The decision to publish the book was criticized by Dylan and [[Ronan Farrow]], the latter of whom cut ties with the publisher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/ronan-farrow-cuts-ties-with-hachette-over-woody-allen-memoir.html|title=Ronan Farrow Cuts Ties With Hachette Over Woody Allen Memoir|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|first=Charu|last=Sinha|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/05/812687472/after-woody-allens-memoir-was-signed-book-publisher-s-employees-walk-out|title=After Woody Allen's Memoir Was Signed, Book Publisher's Employees Walk Out|website=[[NPR]]|first=Anastasia|last=Tsioulcas|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> The announcement also incited criticism from employees of the publishers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/woody-allen-memoir-causes-hachette-walkout-1202215780/|title=Woody Allen Memoir Incites Walkout of Dozens of Publisher's Employees|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Ryan|last=Lattanzio|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/woody-allen-memoir-walkout-ronan-farrow-hachette-book-group-1202875514/|title=Woody Allen Memoir Publication Spurs Hachette Employee Walkout; "In Solidarity" With Ronan Farrow|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> On March 6, the publisher announced that it had canceled the book's release, saying in part, "The decision to cancel Mr. Allen's book was a difficult one."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allen-memoir-dropped-by-hachette-staff-walk-1282978|title=Woody Allen Memoir Dropped by Hachette After Staff Walk-Out|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Sharareh |last=Drury|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> Hachette's decision also drew criticism from novelist [[Stephen King]], Executive director of [[PEN America]] [[Suzanne Nossel]], and others.<ref name=grondiad>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/08/stephen-kings-attacks-axing-woody-allen-memoir|title=Stephen King attacks axing of Woody Allen book|last=Helmore|first=Edward|date=March 8, 2020 |website=[[The Observer]]|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=John|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/books/hachette-woody-allen-apropos-nothing.html|title=Hachette Says It Won't Publish Woody Allen's Book|work=The New York Times|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> On March 6, 2020, Manuel Carcassonne of Hachette's French branch, the publishing company [[Stock (publishing house)|Stock]], announced it would publish the book if Allen permitted it.<ref name=grondiad/> On March 23, 2020, [[Arcade Publishing|Arcade]] published the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/6e7f6ad6a0daf117ec54c765bdf838b2|title=AP Exclusive: Allen has new publisher, memoir out Monday|last=Italie|first=Hillel|date=March 23, 2020|website=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NYT20200323">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/books/woody-allen-apropos-of-nothing-autobiography-arcade.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323154004/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/books/woody-allen-apropos-of-nothing-autobiography-arcade.html |archive-date=2020-03-23 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Woody Allen's Memoir Is Published|last1=Alter|first1=Alexandra|last2=Williams|first2=John|date=March 23, 2020|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Autobiografia di Woody Allen, l'ebook in anteprima mondiale |url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/libri/2020/03/22/autobiografia-woody-allen-ebook-in-anteprima-mondiale_d46cc2a3-8c0f-4848-97da-39a3c725e694.html |access-date=March 23, 2020 |agency=ANSA |date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2020, Allen appeared on [[Alec Baldwin]]'s podcast ''Here's the Thing'' and talked about his career as a standup comedian, comedy writer, and filmmaker, and his life during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/alec-Baldwin-defends-woody-allen-podcast-episode-on-blackout-tuesday/|title= Alec Baldwin Defends Promoting a Podcast Episode Featuring Woody Allen on 'Blackout Tuesday'|website= [[Us (magazine)|Us Weekly Magazine]]|access-date= June 1, 2020}}</ref> In September 2022, Allen suggested that he might retire from filmmaking after the release of his next film.<ref>{{cite web |title=The twilight of the cinema gods News |url=https://www.jellypages.com/life-style/the-twilight-of-the-cinema-gods-h123211.html |website=JellyPages.com |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[La Vanguardia]]'', Allen said, "My idea, in principle, is not to make more movies and focus on writing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/|title=Woody Allen Announces Retirement From Filmmaking At 86, Says 'Wasp 22' Will Be Final Movie|last=Frost |first=Caroline|date=September 18, 2022|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> Allen's publicist later said, "Woody Allen never said he was retiring, nor did he say he was writing another novel. 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/19/woody-allen-denies-reports-of-retirement-as-he-shoots-his-50th-film|title=Woody Allen denies reports of retirement as he shoots his 50th film|date=September 19, 2022|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref>

Allen has made 50 feature films to date, with his latest film, ''[[Coup de chance]]'' (2023), a domestic thriller set in Paris. The film is Allen's first French-language film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roxborough |first1=Scott |title=Woody Allen's New Film 'Coup de Chance' Goes On Sale in Berlin |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/woody-allen-new-movie-coup-de-chance-berlin-european-film-market-1235322284/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=10 February 2023}}</ref> It premiered at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival]] to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/07/25/venice-international-film-festival-2023-lineup/70461432007/|title= Venice International Film Festival's 2023 lineup includes Woody Allen|website= USA Today|accessdate= August 7, 2023}}</ref> Chris Vognar of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' called it "a pretty slight and minor film, but for an 87-year-old American working in a second language, it can't help but seem impressive".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/coup-de-chance-review-woody-allen-venice-film-festival-france-lou-de-laage-1234817968/|title= 'Coup de Chance' Is Woody Allen's Best Film in a Decade|magazine= Rolling Stone|accessdate= September 12, 2023}}</ref> Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "his best since ''Blue Jasmine''".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/coup-de-chance-review-woody-allen-venice-film-festival-1235712530/|title= 'Coup de Chance' Review: Woody Allen's Drama of Upper-Middle-Class Murder Is His Best Movie Since 'Blue Jasmine' (or Maybe 'Match Point')|website= Variety|date= September 4, 2023|accessdate= September 12, 2023}}</ref>

In February 2024, it was reported that Allen had expressed interest in starting a new film as soon as summer 2024: "In a new interview with Spanish filmmaker [[David Trueba]], the 88-year-old Allen confirms that he is currently trying to launch a new film, which could start shooting as early as this summer in Italy."<ref>[https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/2/22/qkkz4x8g1b6ebz7elawi5msellexmp World of Reel. February 22, 2024]</ref>