Woody Allen eyes Carla Bruni for film role

Reuters ^ | Thu Jun 18, 2009 | James Mackenzie

[Cincinna]

Woody Allen would like to use France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy for a film role, the U.S. director told RTL radio on Thursday.

"I'm sure she would be wonderful," he said through a translator. "She's got charisma, she's already acted so she's not unknown to an audience. There are a lot of ways I could use her though I don't have a story for her at the moment," he said.

"But I'll certainly talk to her about it and I'll ask her if she's interested."

Bruni-Sarkozy, one of the world's top models before starting a career as a singer and marrying President Nicolas Sarkozy last year, has appeared briefly on the big screen, playing herself in Robert Altman's 1994 fashion satire "Pret-a-Porter."

Allen, whose latest film "Whatever Works" comes out on French screens next month, plans to shoot a film in Paris next year, RTL said.

Something of a specialist in creating roles for women, he made Diane Keaton a star with "Annie Hall" in 1977 and has since worked with actresses ranging from his former wife Mia Farrow to Mira Sorvino and Scarlett Johansson.

[kabar]

Dirty old man.

[exist]

Isn’t he like a child molester or something. Should run for Congress.

[Cicero]

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WOODY ALLEN? NELSON MANDELA?

CHILD MOLESTER/PERVERT AND COMMUNIST AGITATOR

TWO STRIKES AGAINST CARLA.

WHAT A DOPEY THING TO DO.

[rod1]

Didn’t Woody get the good word he is supposed to cast Michelle My Belle. Didn’t she outshine Carla after all according to the state-run media?

[Lockbar]

Use to be funny, then became a jerk. GoodBye!!

[Paved Paradise]

“There are a lot of ways I could use her...”

I’ll bet, Woody.

[Carl LaFong]

Mr. Allen hit his zenith with “What’s Up, Tiger Lily ?” After that it was all downhill.

[RoseofTexas]

BUT, but, but, I thought Aunt Esther AKA, Michelle was the darling of HELLywood? According to them, she's articulate, a HUGH fashion Icon, a green thumb grower..etc..SHE WOULD SELLOUT in every theater from here to Istanbul...WHY the blackout?!! THAT'S RACIST!!(where's the pic of the little black boy yelling those lines when you need him) Woody Allen is a racist!:)

[jla]

Well we know Carla Bruni is not exactly a conservative so this is no surprise. Does not change the fact that she is drop-dead gorgeous.

[pray4liberty]

I hope Carla Bruni turns him down!

[PGalt]

Lots of Woodys eye Carla.

[Yaelle]

"Hey. It's a living. I'm a pervert, a creep, a pedophile, and all I have to say to any girl or woman I want is, 'I'd like to put you in my next movie.' Easy."