We're starting to learn more about Woody Allen's upcoming film, Wonder Wheel, which he's been keeping under wraps. What we knew was that it starred Juno Temple, Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, and Jim Belushi in a 1950s-set story gangsters, infidelity, lovers, and larger-than-life characters. Vague? Definitely. Well, the new synopsis helps shed some light on Allen's latest:
WONDER WHEEL tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny (Kate Winslet), an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty (Jim Belushi), Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey (Justin Timberlake), a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina (Juno Temple), Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment. Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro captures a tale of passion, violence, and betrayal that plays out against the picturesque tableau of 1950s Coney Island.
Well, there are definitely gangsters because there's Paulie Walnuts and Big Pussy from The Sopranos. Those guys don't play anything but mobsters, do they?
Wonder Wheel opens December 1st. Check out the latest images below.
