Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Vin Diesel, Spike Lee, Will Smith, Eva Longoria, Michelle Yeoh & Cynthia Erivo Hit Carpet At Red Sea Film Fest
deadline.comSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival kicked off its fourth edition with a starry opening ceremony on Thursday evening as it returned to the historic Al-Balad neighborhood of its home port city of Jeddah.
Among the stars hitting the red carpet were Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones as well as Spike Lee, who is the jury president this year, Eva Longoria, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Erivo, Will Smith, Michelle Rodriguez and career honorees Vin Diesel, Emily Blunt and Aamir Khan.
As he received his career award, Diesel commented on the star wattage in the room: “There might be more familiar faces than some of the awards shows back in America.
Am I crazy to say that? There are just so many great people here.” Singling out Lee, The Fast & Furious star revealed how he had worked as an extra on the director’s movies in the 1980s. “When I saw Spike, I would try to run because if anyone sees you as an extra, you’ll always be an extra.
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