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The director, who previously told Alec Baldwin that the "thrill is gone" for him, intends to shoot a final film in France later this year.

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00:00Woody Allen is weighing his future in filmmaking.

00:03The Oscar-winning director and screenwriter told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia

00:07that he intends for his next film to be his last.

00:10His 50th and final film will shoot in France later this year

00:14and will be similar in tone to his 2005 thriller Matchpoint.

00:18He told the publication,

00:19However, in a statement released to IndieWire the following day,

00:27Allen's rep said that the director may still make more movies.

00:30Woody Allen never said he was retiring,

00:32nor did he say he was writing another novel.

00:35He said he was thinking about not making films,

00:37as making films that go straight or very quickly to streaming platforms

00:40is not so enjoyable for him,

00:42as he is a great lover of the cinema experience.

00:45Earlier this year, Allen told Alec Baldwin during an Instagram Live conversation

00:49that he would likely direct one final project,

00:52but that the thrill is gone for him with filmmaking.

00:55The once-prestigious filmmaker has seen his popularity in the U.S. decrease significantly

01:00amid the Me Too movement

01:01and the resurfaced allegations of sexual abuse from daughter Dylan Farrow.

01:06Amazon Studios canceled his $68 million four-film deal,

01:10and the director's recent movies have had a tough time finding distribution.

01:13Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering's four-part HBO docuseries,

01:17Allen vs. Farrow, focusing on Farrow's allegations,

01:20premiered in February of 2021.

01:22Allen has denied the allegations.

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