Woodsy Allen calculates 'Gigolo' role

AllenVergaraIt remains more than ten years since Woodsy Allen socialized in the film he didn't direct, nevertheless the recent Oscar-champion is positioned to participate John Turturro inside the indie comedy "Diminishing Gigolo," which Turturro is writing and pointing."Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is at talks to battle a supporting role, and Sharon Stone may also be set to co-star.Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte ("The Kids Are Right") and French shingle MK2 are coming up with the pic, which finds Turturro and Allen playing cash-strapped close buddies who subscriber towards the gigolo business together and subsequently attract the suspicion in the Hasidic Jewish community through which they live. Duo undertake the pseudonyms Virgil and Bongo, with Allen pimping out Turturro's character until he falls for just about any Jewish widow, that is not cast.Stone may have Allen's skin physician who utilizes Turturro to relaxation along with her, while Vergara is predicted to see another wealthy client who's fed up with her marriage and desires to experience a threesome with Turturro and Stone.Production is skedded to do this April in Gotham.The ultimate time Allen came out in someone else's project is at 2000, because he starred in Alfonso Arau's comedy "Acquiring the Pieces" and did an uncredited cameo in Peter Askin and Douglas McGrath's "Company Guy," which featured Turturro.Allen is coming initially from off an Oscar win for writing The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics' "Evening amount of time in Paris," that more youthful crowd acquired a pointing nomination. He's doing appear onscreen within the next film, "Nero Fiddled," which SPC will release in June.Turturro formerly written, directed and produced the musical "Romance and Cigarettes," in addition to directed the documentary "Passione," in regards to the musical roots and influences of Naples, Italia. Turturro carried out a author in Allen's 1986 pic "Hannah and Her Brothers and sisters."Allen is repped by ICM and MBST Entertainment, while CAA and Untitled Entertainment repetition Vergara. Turturro is repped by Cinetic Media. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com