Woody Allen to shoot next film in Rome this summer

American film director Woody Allen will shoot his next film in Rome this summer, according to an interview published Monday in the Repubblica daily on Monday.

"Don't ask me about the script or the cast, I'm superstitious," said the director, whose last film "Midnight in Paris" will open the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 11.

"I'm still at the screenplay stage, it would be silly to say more."

Allen compared Rome to his other favourite metropolitan cities, from New York to Paris, London, Barcelona.

"I love these sophisticated cities. It's fantastic to have the possibility to work there, like when I shot 'Manhattan' in New York, 'Match Point' in London and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' in Barcelona," he said.

"Each time, it's like a declaration of love for certain places. I project onto the big screen my feelings for places which count a lot in my life."

"I hope to do the same thing with Rome," said Allen, who is expected in the Italian capital with his jazz group on March 26.