WOODY ALLEN - ALLEN OPENS UP IN LONDON

ALLEN OPENS UP IN LONDON

Veteran director WOODY ALLEN adores filming in London, because it forces him to socialise with cast and crew when he is away from his native New York City. Whenever the film-maker works at home he becomes a recluse, scurrying home whenever he has a break, but friends and family have noticed a marked change in his persona whenever he shoots in the English capital. Allen's sister and producer LETTY ARONSON says, "It's been a liberating experience working in England. Because he's not in New York, he doesn't go home for lunch and hangs out with the group more. "We had SCARLETT JOHANSSON working with us on the first two films and she was very outgoing and friendly. "And he likes being in London. He hires a house. His wife and kids are here and he likes the restaurants. And the weather."