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Asked what role he would have in the Allen feature, to be
shot this summer in Barcelona, Bardem said "It's something of a
secret. It's (Allen's) philosophy and the way he works." Bardem was nominated for an Oscar in the 2000 feature
"Before Night Falls" and had the starring role in Alejandro
Amenabar's 2004 Oscar-winning "The Sea Inside" "I can't talk about almost any of it but
Woody Allen works
via improvisation in many respects. The script I have read will
be open, I imagine, to many changes," he told the newspaper in
an interview. "I like the creation of characters .. and of different ways
of seeing life, but Woody Allen forces you to go back to the
beginning in a way, to tell a story. At the moment that appeals
to me a lot," he added. Bardem has recently finishing working with
Mike Newell in
"Love in the Time of Cholera" as well as with the Coen brothers
in "No Country for Old Men." Much of Bardem and Cruz's professional reputations were
built starring opposite each other in
Bigas Luna's 1992 "Jamon
Jamon," a funny, sexy and very Spanish drama. Allen has shot two of his last features in London -- "Match
Point" and "Scoop" -- and announced some time ago that he would
film in Barcelona, without giving further details. His latest film, "Cassandra's Dream," starring
Ewan McGregor and
Colin Farrell, will be released later this year.
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Spain's hottest film star Javier Bardem
is to join his compatriot 
