The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel (McShane) is being mourned by his colleagues - even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer" at large in London. But how can his legwork get done now? Via the very much alive Sondra Pransky (Johansson).
Sondra is an American journalism student visiting friends in London. During a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman (Allen), Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear Joe. From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a reluctant Sid (a.k.a. Splendini).
That chase leads right to handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman (Jackman). Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for.
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December 31, 2007: Allen back to NY:
After spending the better part of his life in a seemingly endless cinematic romance with New York, indie emperor Woody Allen ventured outside the city that never sleeps for his last three films - two in London and his most recent in Spain. Time, it seems, has...
June 20, 2007: Woody debuts Dream:
Woody Allen has pulled a fast one on us. His upcoming Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor starring film, CASSANDRA'S DREAM, is officially scheduled to debut at the Venice Film Festival later this year but that sneaky little bastid went ahead and held a...
March 8, 2007: Woody misses Scarlett:
In the middle of working on a film he's shooting in Barcelona, Woody Allen realized he couldn't possibly go on without casting the smoking hot chesty blond with a sassy attitude and smoky voice role, otherwise known as The Scarlett Johansson role. That's...
February 1, 2007: Woody wants Cruz:
Woody Allen, it seems, is done with current muse Scarlett Johansson. He's trading in Johansson's magnificent sweater puppets for the luscious, exotic beauty of Penelope Cruz. According to Fox News , the movie he's filming in Spain this summer will be toplined...
August 23, 2006: Review: Scoop:
"... felt
like a first draft that needed a few polishes to be stronger... "
JoBlo
reviews "Scoop"
Click...
August 7, 2006: McGregor is Tourist:
A few months ago, we told you about Hugh Jackman signing on to the thriller THE TOURIST.
Today comes word that Ewan McGregor will co-star with Jackman in the Marcel Langenegger-directed film. Coming from a script by Mark Bomback (CONSTANTINE),...
June 22, 2006: Scoop website live:
The official site for Woody Allen's upcoming crime caper SCOOP is up and
running. It's just a teaser site so it's understandably sparse, although seeing as how the film's release is July 28th, chances are the site will be spruced up in two shakes...
June 20, 2006: First Scoop poster:
The folks over at "Real Movie News" have posted the first poster for Woody Allen's upcoming caper SCOOP (a low res version of which you'll notice to the right). Unlike the MATCH POINT poster , this one doesn't have a gigantic chasm of
white looking...
June 19, 2006: Woody only acting?:
THE LAKE HOUSE director Alejandro Agresti is next looking to write and
direct a feature adaptation of his own novel, THE SCENT OF BOOKS, and, according to the TMZ, is looking to Woody Allen to star. The story follows three 60 year-old
writers who...
June 8, 2006: Scoop gets release:
After significant distribution tango (phrase copyrighted and cannot be used without the express written consent of me ), Focus Features has set Woody Allen's
murder mystery comedy SCOOP for release on the prime summer slot of July
28th. In it,...
