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Italian producer and Lido habitué Mario Gianani is at the Venice Film Festival this year with Saverio Costanzo’s drama Finally Dawn which world premieres in Competition on Friday.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saverio Costanzo, who was last in the Venice competition in 2014 with Adam Driver-starrer “Hungry Hearts,” is back on the Lido with “Finally Dawn.” The 1950s-set film stars Lily James plays a slightly fading American diva named Josephine Esperanto, who’s shooting a swords and sandals epic at Cinecittà when the famed filmmaking facilities were known as Hollywood on the Tiber. At the studios, Esperanto intersects with a young Roman woman named Mimosa, who is auditioning as an extra and takes a shine to her innocence. A “Dolce Vita” night follows in which Esperanto, Mimosa and the Hollywood epic’s other U.S.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Sex, crime and fish tanks converge in the officially titled “Pet Shop Days,” Olmo Schnabel’s directorial debut which will play in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Variety has an exclusive first look at the project starring Jack Irv, Dario Yazbek Bernal and Willem Dafoe. Schnabel, son of Oscar nominated director Julian Schnabel, tells the story of two young men falling down a rabbit hole of rebellious desire – one running from a traumatic incident and a bitter authoritarian father, the other a privileged drifter in search of himself.

Even though the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s monster fable “Poor Things” has been confirmed to have its Venice premiere, Searchlight Pictures has postponed the cinema release of the film.

Even though the film is set to make its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things from director Yorgos Lanthimos is delaying its release and will now open in theaters on Dec. 8. The film, which was originally set to open on Sept. 8, stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe with Lanthimos directing.

The Venice Film Festival confirmed to us today it is hopeful that movies with SAG-AFTRA ‘interim agreements’ will bring their casts to the Lido.

Deadline can reveal a first clip for Italian director Saverio Costanzo’s new film Finally Dawn (Finalemente L’Alba) following the announcement on Tuesday of its world premiere in Competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival.

The film set for Beetlejuice 2 in Vermont was burglarized and authorities are still looking for the culprit.

Two it-girls of their respective generations are officially linking up for a horror-tastic classic.

Jenna Ortega is hearing the sound of wedding bells! For her  character, that is. The 20-year-old actress was spotted on the set of Tim Burton's upcoming sequel flickin Hertfordshire, England, on Wednesday, filming what appeared to be a wedding scene. Ortega was dressed in a white satin gown with bright pink tulle and rocked chunky white platform boots with pink laces and a flowing veil with her dark hair pulled into an updo.In another photo taken on Wednesday, Ortega holds onto co-star Filipe Cates as he seemingly walks her down the aisle. Also seen on set was the original Lydia Deetz herself, Winona Ryder, who reprises her iconic role some 35 years after she appeared in the original film when it debuted in 1988.Ryder was seen snuggled up in a puffy black coat and matching Ugg boots as she sported Lydia's iconic hairstyle, complete with spiky bangs.Multiple outlets reported that Ortega had signed onto the sequel to play the daughter of Ryder's character. When Warner Bros.

After getting close several times over the past six years, Robert Eggers is finally filming his “Nosferatu” remake, a life-long dream for the filmmaker. And Eggers’ take on F.W.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are moving on from their controversial defamation trial. Depp, 60, has "closed the chapter" on the six-week court battle months after the final verdict, a source close to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor told People.

Tim Burton.After months of rumours, Bellucci addressed their romance for the first time during an interview with Elle France.“What can I say… I’m glad I met the man, first of all,” Bellucci said. “It’s one of those encounters that rarely happens in life… I know the man, I love him, and now I’m going to meet the director, another adventure begins.”Bellucci stars in Burton’s next film, Beetlejuice 2, which began filming in London last month.

Wes Anderson has become one of the most recogniseable auteur filmmakers in Hollywood through his unique visual and narrative style.The director made his feature film debut with 1996’s Bottle Rocket, which also marked the acting debut of brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. Over his career, he’s been nominated for 15 Oscars and 20 BAFTAs, winning five of the latter for The Grand Budapest Hotel.His latest film is Asteroid City which, like nearly all his works, features a huge ensemble cast including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Margot Robbie and Edward Norton.Asteroid City is the director’s eleventh feature film, and the eighth time he’s collaborated with Schwartzman, who first debuted in his 1998 film Rushmore.

Asteroid City from director Wes Anderson boasts another impressive ensemble cast.Set during a junior stargazer convention in 1950s America, the film stars a mix of new and frequent collaborators from Anderson’s past works, including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston and Edward Norton.The comedy-drama had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023, where it competed for the Palme d’Or prize. It was later released in cinemas on June 23.Despite being set in western America, Asteroid City was filmed between two small towns outside of Madrid, Spain.

@BryanCranston @MayaHawke @AsteroidCity #WWHL pic.twitter.com/A7mNJbnfHpCranston went on to describe Anderson as a director and as a person, summarizing what makes so many A-list stars want to work with the filmmaker.“He is a lovely, vulnerable, wonderful, kind, generous man,” Cranston said. “And that’s why everybody wants to work with him.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Roughly a month before Venice Film Festival’s 2023 lineup announcement, the buzz around the competition is heating up with several star-studded films by heavyweight directors in the mix, including Pablo Larrain (“El Conde”), Michael Mann (“Ferrari“), Sofia Coppola (“Priscilla“), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”) and Michel Franco (“Memory”). These titles are believed to have been officially invited to the Lido in competition, according to inside sources. Larraín’s follow-up to “Jackie,” “El Conde” depicts dictator Augusto Pinochet as a Vampire with a cast led by Chilean star Alfredo Castro.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are gearing up for their latest team-up.The couple stepped out at the New York City premiere at the Alice Tully Hull at Lincoln Center on Tuesday night to promote Wes Anderson's newest film featuring an A-list ensemble. Hanks plays Stanley Zak, father to Jason Schwartzman's war photographer Augie Steenbeck, while Wilson is also featured in the film.The star-studded cast also features Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, Hong Chau, Liev Schreiber, Jeff Goldblum, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Matt Dillon, Maya Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Jake Ryan and many more. It received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month.«I'm going to say we throw ourselves into the loving hands and the delightful care of Mr.

“I like when I’m working on something that I don’t understand,” says 7x Oscar nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson on how he cracked his new off-kilter comedic period opus, Asteroid City, which hits theaters in New York and LA this Friday. The Focus Features release goes wide on Friday, June 23.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Amy Pascal will never forget the world premiere of the first “Spider-Man” movie in 2002. She was the head of Sony at the time, and was so worried that the film wouldn’t succeed she “spent the entire time in the ladies’ room crying,” Pascal recalled at the “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” premiere in Los Angeles. “I sure did,” she continued. “I was terrified. “How do you know? You never know!” But, she said, her fears disappeared on opening day: “It was one of the greatest days of my life.”

Poor Things.” Though the first teaser dropped a little over a month ago, audiences are getting another glimpse into the kooky mind of the director behind “The Favourite” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and things are about to get bright, colorful and really weird.Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman who has seemingly died and been reanimated by a facially deformed scientist, played by Willem Dafoe. The problem is Bella’s mind and body “aren’t synchronized,” leaving her to be a bit off in how she acts.

The latest hauntingly enchanting trailer for Yorgos Lathimos’ “Poor Things” has been unveiled.

Emma Stone has transformed for a role in the new trailer for Poor Things, and fans are already calling for the La La Land actress to receive an Oscar nomination for her upcoming role in the creepy new movie.  The star has reunited with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, who directed The Favourite, to play Bella Baxter, who is described as a "young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr.

is the fantastical new film starring Emma Stone as a young woman brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist played by Willem Dafoe. And the official trailer and poster only hint at the wildly unexpected and stylish tale to come from filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and screenwriter Tony McNamara. According to Searchlight Pictures, «Under Dr.

One way to capture the hyped attention before every Cannes Film Festival starts is to jump in with a trailer for a super anticipated film that won’t debut on the Croisette. That seems to be Searchlight Picture’s plan for “Poor Things.” Directed by Greek weird wave director Yorgos Lanthimos, the movie sees the filmmaker reteam with Emma Stone.

In partnership with Universal Pictures UKThe fourth instalment of NME Screens will show Wes Anderson’s critically acclaimed Asteroid City ahead of the film’s UK release. Find out how to get tickets below.NME Screens – which creates exclusive film and TV experiences for NME‘s millions of readers – launched in March, kicking off with a celebration of noughties NYC indie documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom.

didn't necessarily go anywhere, to my knowledge, but since she's done a press cycle, and thusly put her spin on classic feminine style on full display. At the 2023 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on Saturday, June 3, Stone seemed to be inspired by the summer sun in a carefully curated yellow and white ensemble that was simultaneously elegant and casual. Stone, in , wore a textured knit crewneck short-sleeve top with white and yellow stripes tucked into a white tiered miniskirt with gold embellishments. Emma Stone's careful color coordination is perfect for the summer season.She accessorized with white slingback block heels, a white bag with a thick shoulder strap, brown wayfarer-style sunglasses, and gold hoops that echo the gold dots on her skirt.

Brand new character posters for Asteroid City were just released!

Martin Scorsese has announced that he’s making a new film about Jesus after meeting Pope Francis in Italy.The director, who identifies as Catholic, shared the news on Saturday (May 27) during a conference at the Vatican.“I have responded to the Pope’s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus,” Scorsese said (via Variety), adding: “And I’m about to start making it.”Scorsese was in Rome with his wife, Helen Morris, to attend a conference titled The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination, where he briefly met Pope Francis.The director previously tackled the life of Jesus Christ in his 1988 religious epic The Last Temptation Of Christ, where Willem Dafoe played the lead character.

the Cannes premiere of his film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorses met with Pope Francis in Rome, which inspired the acclaimed director to announce plans to make a new feature film about Jesus Christ. “I have responded to the Pope’s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: By imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus, and I’m about to start making it,” Scorsese told reporters at a Vatican press conference, according to The Guardian.If he follows through on these plans, it would be Scorsese’s first film about Jesus since his famously controversial 1988 film “The Last Temptation of Christ,” which starred Willem Dafoe as the son of God as during his ministry and crucifixion, when he’s tempted with a vision of the life he could have had instead of dying for the world’s sins.Along with meeting the Pope, Scorsese was in Rome with his wife, Helen Morris, to attend a conference called “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination.” The conference was co-organized by Antonio Spadoro, editor of Jesuit publication La Civiltà Cattolica, who posted pictures of the 80-year-old director’s meeting with the pontiff on Twitter.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Yes, the Cannes Film Festival has only just started. But Hollywood is already quietly planning for the Venice Film Festival lineup, as the unofficial launch of awards season in late August is starting to shape up with several high-profile titles, Variety has learned. Among the films in contention to bow on the Lido: Luca Guadagnino’s sexy tennis comedy “Challengers,” starring Zendaya and Josh O’Connor, and Yorgos Lanthimos’ surrealist science-fiction romance “Poor Things,” with Emma Stone and Marc Ruffalo, among entries believed to be locked-in for a Venice launch. Zendaya was last in Venice in 2021 with “Dune,” but Denis Villeneuve’s sequel, which has an early November launch date, is not expected to follow suit to the fest.

Sophia Scorziello editor A new “Beetlejuice” chapter from Tim Burton is on the way, with “Wednesday” breakout Jenna Ortega joining stars from the original horror comedy. The film is a sequel to Burton’s 1988 classic about a family in their new home and the married ghost couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) trying to dispel them. The family’s curious goth teenage daughter, Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), is the only human able to see the ghosts. After befriending them, Lydia soon finds herself mixed up in horrors and complexities of the afterlife. In 2013, Ryder addressed the possibility of a “Beetlejuice 2.” She told the Daily Beast, “It’s not a remake. It’s 27 years later. And I have to say, I love Lydia so much. She was such a huge part of me. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later.”

Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice 2 has continued to round out its cast with the addition of Willem Dafoe (Inside), sources have confirmed to Deadline.

If audiences are lucky, they’ll see not one but two Yorgos Lanthimos films on the big screen this year. And given the Greek director’s penchant for perplexing cinema, don’t be surprised if “Poor Things” makes a lot of Top 10 lists from critics at the end of the year (or tops those lists).

McKinley Franklin editor Emma Stone is reviving more than just her Hollywood presence in the first official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ next movie, “Poor Things.” The upcoming film is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name. Stone plays Belle Baxter, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child. Stone stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox, scientist who resurrects Belle from the dead. Her ghostly pale skin in the trailer hints at her character’s predeceased origins. 

The European Film Academy (EFA) has unveiled 462 film professionals as new members in an announcement timed to coincide with Europe Day on May 9.