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Woody Allen-Narrated Animated Short ‘Mr. Fischer’s Chair’ Heads Into Production, Shares First Look at Concept Art (EXCLUSIVE)


Woody Allen will narrate the animated short 'Mr. Fischer's Chair,' about the 1972 World Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.

A quarter-century after lending his voice to Z in Disney’s CG feature “Antz,” Woody Allen is set to return to the recording booth and narrate the upcoming Spanish animated short “Mr. During game 17 of their “Match of the Century,” the Soviet team accused the Americans of manipulating Fischer’s chair to maliciously harm his opponent, leading to an exhaustive examination of the Eames Executive seat. Allen has worked almost exclusively on projects produced abroad in recent years, as many U.S. companies have kept their distance since the #MeToo movement resurfaced Dylan Farrow’s allegations of sexual abuse against him.

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