Venice Chief Alberto Barbera On Potential Oscar Contenders, Why ‘Challengers’ Dropped Out, The “Useless” Polanski Debate & The Call He Had With Bradley Cooper About ‘Maestro’ & The Strikes
deadline.comVenice Film Festival head Alberto Barbera spoke with Deadline soon after revealing his latest stellar lineup, including movies from David Fincher, Michael Mann, Bradley Cooper, Pablo Larrain, Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos and Ava DuVernay.
Despite the challenge of two Hollywood strikes, the 80th edition of the world’s oldest film festival is shaping up to a memorable occasion, full of talking points and discoveries.
The festival was dealt a blow last week when MGM and Amazon pulled Zendaya starrer Challengers from its opening-night slot due to the strike.
But that wasn’t the cue for a studio and streamer exodus. Instead, Barbera said today that Challengers was the only movie to pull out of the festival. RELATED: Venice Is Still Hopeful That Its Red Carpet Will Be Full Of Stars If Movies Such As ‘Ferrari’, ‘Priscilla’ & More Are Granted SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements Here’s our chat about the lineup and some of the hot-button topics to emerge from today’s announcement. DEADLINE: Congratulations on pulling together a strong lineup despite the obvious and large challenges.
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