I really don’t have much to say about this since I have no real idea who Lucy Punch is even though her filmography tells me I have seen her in Hot Fuzz and Being Julia. However, the fact she has just been cast in Woody Allen’s next film as Nicole Kidman’s replacement is news worth a mention. On top of that, Variety also has story details, which are usually scarce when it comes to an Allen feature before it hits the marketing stage.
Sources tell Variety Punch will play a high-priced call girl similar to Ashley Dupre, who was at the center of the scandal that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Other than that, all that is known is the film is a return to Europe for Allen, with the new film shooting in London this summer and reteams the director with financer, Mediapro, the Spain-based company which also funded Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Punch joins a star-studded cast including Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Freida Pinto and Antonio Banderas. Kidman had to drop out of the production because of a schedule overlap with The Rabbit Hole, the John Cameron Mitchell-directed film she is producing as well as starring in.
