Scoop (Original title)W.A.S.P 05 (Working title)Untitled Woody Allen Fall Project (Alternative title)
Date: 2006 (Copyright)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Woody Allen
Synopsis: Murder mystery. Sondra Pransky, a student journalist goes to watch the magician Splendini and ends up participating in the stage show. During the act she is visited by the spirit of a dead journalist who tells her that handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman is really a murderer. With this information she sets out to infiltrate Lyman's privileged world in order to get the ultimate scoop.
Genre: Crime
Date: 2006 (Copyright)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Woody Allen
Synopsis: Murder mystery. Sondra Pransky, a student journalist goes to watch the magician Splendini and ends up participating in the stage show. During the act she is visited by the spirit of a dead journalist who tells her that handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman is really a murderer. With this information she sets out to infiltrate Lyman's privileged world in order to get the ultimate scoop.
Genre: Crime
Credits
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©: Jelly Roll Productions Limited, Produced by: Ingenious Film Partners LLP, Produced on behalf of: Tishimingo Productions Limited, Presents: Focus Features, Presented in association with: BBC Films, Produced in association with: Phoenix Wiley, Worldwide Sales/Distribution: HanWay Films Ltd, Executive Producer: Stephen Tenenbaum, Co-executive Producer: Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe, Produced by: Letty Aronson, Gareth Wiley, Co-producer: Helen Robin, Co-producer: Nicky Kentish Barnes, For BBC Films (Executive Producer): David M. Thompson, For BBC Films (Production Executive): Michael Wood, For BBC Films (Legal/Busi's Affairs Man): Livy Sandler, For BBC Films (Prod'n/Finance Co-ord): Sarah Best, For IFP (Executive Producers): Duncan Reid, Peter Touche, For IFP (Production Executive): Paula Jalfon, For IFP (Accounting Executive): Mark Fielding, For IFP (Legal/Business Affairs): Alison Brister, Unit Production Manager: Tori Parry, Unit Production Manager: Helen Robin, Production Co-ordinator: Francesca Dowd, Production Accountant: Louise O'Malley, Location Manager: Michael Harm, Location Manager: Sue Quinn, Unit Location Manager: Finlay Pile, Crispin Hardy, Location Co-ordinator: Lucy Foulds, Post-production Co-ordinator: Scott Kordish, Assistant Director (1st): Mike Elliott, Assistant Director (2nd): Tamana Bleasdale, Assistant Director (3rd): Samar Pollitt, Script Supervisor: Kim Armitage, Casting: Juliet Taylor, Casting: Gail Stevens, Casting: Patricia DiCerto, Casting Associate: Will Davies, Casting Assistant: David Wheal, Julie Schubert, Extras Casting: Casting Collective Ltd, Written by: Woody Allen, Director of Photography: Remi Adefarasin, Camera Operator: Remi Adefarasin, Focus Puller: Dave Cozens, Clapper Loader: Johnny Adefarasin, Gaffer: Jimmy Wilson, Still Photographer: Clive Coote, Visual Effects by: The Moving Picture Company, MPC (Visual Effects Supervisor): Richard Stammers, MPC (Executive Producer): Martin Hobbs, MPC (Visual Effects Producer): Michelle Corney, MPC (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Gemma James, MPC (Visual Effects Editor): Tim Pounds-Cornish, Special Effects: Effects Associates, Graphic Artist: Hannah Capron, Editor: Alisa Lepselter, 1st Assistant Editor: Morgan Neville Gil, Assistant Editor: Eddie Nichols, Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic, Art Director: Nick Palmer, Standby Art Director: Sarah Stuart, Set Decorator: Philippa Hart, Props Buyer: Gill Farr, Property Master: Chris Cull, Costume Designer: Jill Taylor, Assistant Costume Designer: Charlotte Sewell, Costume Supervisor: Charlotte Finlay, Make-up/Hair Designer: Sallie Jaye, Make-up Artist: Polly Earnshaw, Hairdresser: Tracey Smith, Lisa Tomblin, Titles by: The Moving Picture Company, Negative Matching: Professional Negative Cutting Ltd, Originated on motion picture film from: Kodak, Camera/grip equipment supplied by: Arri Media, Prints by: Technicolor, Production Sound Mixer: Peter Glossop, Boom Operator: Shaun Mills, Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Hein, Sound Editor: David Wahnon, Dialogue Editor: Sylvia Menno, Sound Effects Editor: Glenfield Payne, Foley Artist: Jay Peck, Foley (Engineer): Ryan Collison, Foley Editor: Coll Anderson, Stand-in: Helen Chapman, Stand-in: Eran Creevy, Publicity: The Dart Group, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
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Woody Allen (Sid Waterman, 'Splendini'), Hugh Jackman (Peter Lyman), Scarlett Johansson (Sondra Pransky), Ian McShane (Joe Strombel), Jim Dunk (funeral speaker), Robert Bathurst, Geoff Bell, Christopher Fulford, Nigel Lindsay (Strombel's co-worker), Fenella Woolgar (Jane Cook), Peter Mastin (Death), Doreen Mantle, David Schneider, Meera Syal (Joe's co-passenger), Kevin McNally (Mike Tinsley), Robyn Kerr, Richard Stirling (Tinsley's fan), Romola Garai (Vivian), Carolyn Backhouse (Vivian's mother), Guo Toa (jar spinner), Sam Friend (Vivian's brother), Mark Heap (M.C.), Suzy Kewer (Splendini's assistant), Jody Halse (stagehand), Matt Day (Jerry Burke), Elizabeth Berrington, Rupert Frazer (antique shop couple), Christopher Godwin (desk clerk), Julian Glover (Lord Lyman), Paula Wilcox, John Standing (garden party guest), Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Light (poker player), Tina Rath (Wendy Beamish), Caroline Blakiston (Mrs Quincy), Richard Johnson (Mr Quincy), William Hoyland (butler), Moya Brady (screamer), Rosie Cavaliero, Anthony O'Donnell (pedestrian), Charles Dance (Mr Malcolm), Lynda Baron, Phil Cornwell (tenant), Victoria Hamilton (Jan), Meg Wynn Owen (housekeeper), Alexander Armstrong (cop), Anthony Head (detective), Julia Deakin, Margaret Tyzack, Jeffrey Wickham (Sid's co-passenger)