ROME — Filmmaker Woody Allen announced Monday that “Life Is Beautiful” star Roberto Benigni and actress Greta Gerwig have joined the cast of his new film, set to be filmed this summer in Rome, The Wrap reported.
Allen also revealed that the film, currently in preproduction, will be titled “The Bop Decameron.” Filming is scheduled to begin on July 11.
Benigni and Gerwig will join previously announced stars Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Ellen Page and Alec Baldwin. Gerwig was recently seen opposite Russell Brand in the 2011 remake of “Arthur.”
Allen will also act in the film, in addition to writing and directing it.
Variety reported that “The Bop Decameron” will be made up of four separate vignettes — two involving American characters and two involving Italian characters — that do not intersect.
Allen’s latest film, “Midnight in Paris,” is currently being shown on 1,038 screens — the most of any film in his career — and has grossed $40.1 million since its release on May 20.