Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMatt Dillon will join the upcoming Venice Film Festival’s main jury, replacing Romanian director Cristi Puiu, who has bowed out for reasons that are unclear.Dillon will have no trouble traveling to Venice since he is currently in Italy.The U.S.
actor/director was praised as “one of the most diverse actors of his generation” in a Venice statement, which noted that over three decades Dillon “has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents.” As standout performances the fest cited Dillon’s breakthrough role in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” in 1983, his role as a racist cop in Paul Haggis’ “Crash,” and his turn as a private investigator in “There’s Something About Mary,” by Peter.
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