It’s official: Adam Driver, Caleb Landry Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Jessica Chastain are among the many stars set to attend the upcoming Venice Movie Competition.
Following a number of unsourced studies, the competition has confirmed that Driver is anticipated on the Lido’s purple carpet to advertise Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari,” wherein he performs the titular character, Italian automotive racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari; Landry Jones is coming for Luc Besson’s “Dogman”; Mikkelsen will make the trek for Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land” and Chastain for Mexican auteur Michel Franco’s “Reminiscence,” her first function since her Oscar-winning efficiency in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
Additionally anticipated on the Lido are Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, who play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sophia Coppola’s “Priscilla.” in addition to Priscilla Presley herself.
All of the above movies have obtained SAG-AFTRA interim waivers since they’re indie productions that haven’t been produced by AMPTP members.
Nevertheless, based on Italian information company ANSA Kiefer Sutherland can also be more likely to be on the Lido to pay homage to the late William Friedkin’s final movie, authorized drama “The Caine Mutiny Courtroom Martial,” even if it’s produced by Showtime and Paramount World, which is an AMPTP member.
In the meantime, the Venice social gathering scene has been solely barely impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike, with only one cancellation of an Armani occasion that revolved round Cate Blanchett.
As introduced by Selection, Ava DuVernay – whose drama “Origin,” impressed by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” will mark the primary work by an African American lady director to be within the Venice competitors – will probably be honored by worldwide AIDS group amfAR with its Award of Inspiration throughout a gala dinner that can embrace performances by singers Rita Ora and Leona Lewis. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless not sure whether or not the movie’s stars, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga will probably be attending the competition.
Venice’s upcoming eightieth version runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9.
