Venice Lineup Interview: Festival Chief Alberto Barbera Says ‘Joker 2’ Is “One Of The Most Daring Films In Recent American Cinema” & Daniel Craig Gives “The Performance Of His Career” In ‘Queer’
deadline.comThe Venice Film Festival, a perennial awards platform, revealed another powerhouse lineup this morning, including Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux, Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut The Room Next Door with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s Daniel Craig starrer Queer, based on the William S.
Burroughs novel, Pablo Larrain’s Maria Callas biopic Maria with Angelina Jolie, and Nicole Kidman A24 movie Babygirl. Festival chief Alberto Barbera confirmed that Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe would all tread the carpet for Tim Burton’s fest opener, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
The event will also include multiple episodes of four major series: Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ Series Disclaimer, starring Cate Blanchett, Joe Wright’s Mussolini series M.
Son Of The Century, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The New Years and Thomas Vinterberg’s Families Like Ours. Shortly after the lineup reveal today we caught up with Barbera (who recently had his contract extended) to discuss this year’s very promising lineup. DEADLINE: You said this morning that you thought Joker 2 was going to surprise people.
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