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Woody's next to be set in San Francisco

Woody Allen, pictured, was nominated for best director for "Midnight in Paris" for the 84th annual Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 24, 2012. The 84th annual Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 26, 2012. UPI/Sony Pictures/HO..
1 of 4 | Woody Allen, pictured, was nominated for best director for "Midnight in Paris" for the 84th annual Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 24, 2012. The 84th annual Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 26, 2012. UPI/Sony Pictures/HO.. | License Photo

NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) -- Woody Allen says his next film is set in New York and San Francisco, and will star Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay.

Allen is to shoot his untitled project this summer. The cast will also include Bobby Cannavale, Michael Emerson, Sally Hawkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Max Casella and Alden Ehrenreich, Allen announced Monday.

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The Gravier Productions film is being produced by Allen's long-time producers Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum.

This marks Allen's second time directing in San Francisco; his directorial debut, 1969's "Take the Money and Run," was also set there.

Allen recently won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Midnight in Paris." His upcoming film, "To Rome with Love," will be released June 22 by Sony Pictures Classics.

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