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Almodovar cancels new movie promo on offshore news

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FILE - In this Monday Jan. 13, 2014 file photo, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, left, and his brother the producer Agustin Almodovar poses for photographers during the photocall of the Jose Maria Forque Awards in Madrid, Spain. Agustin Almodovar said Monday, April 4, 2016, that he is blaming his lack of experience for a decision to set up an offshore company aimed at expanding their international film business in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, File)

MADRID – Pedro Almodovar’s production company says the Spanish move director has cancelled publicity events for his new movie “Julieta” following intense interest in the offshore company he owned with his brother years ago.

His El Deseo company says the director nixed planned interviews and a photo shoot ahead of the debut of “Julieta” in theatres across Spain Friday.

“Julieta” is Almovodar’s 20th movie. The actors in the movie did do their interviews.

Almodovar’s brother Agustin on Monday blamed his lack of experience for a decision to set up a British Virgin Islands company. That news became public via leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm.

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This story has been corrected to show no premiere was planned for Wednesday.

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