Following in the heart-shaped footsteps of producer Emmanuel Benbihy’s quietly successful Paris, je t’aime, New York, I Love You is midway through its 10-week production time. The 100-minute film will be comprised of 12 five minute shorts, “illustrating the universal theme of encountering love within the five boroughs of New York City,” according to Benbihy. Here's hoping those extra 40 minutes will be all about mimes in love.
Not to be (at all) confused with the VH1 reality series, I Love New York, the film is shaping up to be quite the star-studded ensemble. Both Scarlett Johansson (hint hint, look forward to a certain magazine’s June issue!) and Natalie Portman are making their directorial debuts in the film, and Portman will also be starring in another short, as a Hasidic woman preparing for her wedding.
New York, I Love You really is one big namedrop fest, so real quicklike, all in one breath: Zach Braff , Orlando Bloom, Kevin Bacon, Robin Wright-Penn, Rachel Bilson, Julie Christie, Saul Williams, Brett Ratner and Elijah Wood, who was also in Paris, je t’aime. Phew! Those Woody Allen rumors that were making the rounds when this movie was first talked about have been laid to rest, once and for all.
Since Benbihy had originally planned the lovefest to be a global series, and said that he was showing some love to New Yorkers, “before heading to China,” you can expect Shanghai next, and quite possibly Africa after that.
Related links:
New York, I Love You on IMDB
Natalie Portman’s ‘husband’ forced to quit film
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