After a lot of anticipation, the Venice International Film Festival unveiled its full lineup for this year—and it was worth the wait! Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, David Fincher’s The Killer, and Ava DuVernay’s Origin are only some of the high-profile projects set to premiere in Venice this summer.
The festival’s impressive lineup will also include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Michael Mann’s Ferrari, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, while Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is expected to premiere out of the competition. Comandante, directed by Edoardo De Angelis, will open the festival after Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers pulled out of the festival due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
Artistic director Alberto Barbera said that members of SAG won’t be present in Venice, but added that the overall impact of the strike on the festival will be “quite modest.”
“We will have, however, actors and actresses who have worked in productions that are fully independent and they are numerous in Venice, so we hope the red carpet won’t be so empty as some people have announced in the last few days,” said Barbera.
The 80th Venice International Film Festival will take place in Venice, Italy between August 30 and September 9, with Damien Chazelle presiding over the jury.
