Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Warren Beatty Starts Shooting His First Feature Film Since 2001

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Warren Beatty’s Howard Hughes movie starts shooting today.It’s his first feature film since “Town & Country” in 2001 (really made and remade for the two years prior.)

How do we know? Alec Baldwin has Tweeted that he’s starting with Beatty today.

 

I told you several weeks ago that Beatty had gone into pre-production and was ready to begin. I also told you exclusively that Candice Bergen would play Hughes’s secretary.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/02/12/warren-beattys-untitled-howard-hughes-film-moving-forward-at-last
Other members of the cast include Annette Bening (Mrs Beatty). Matthew Broderick, Lily Collins, Brooklyn Decker, and Martin Sheen. Baldwin had not been previously been mentioned as a cast member.

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