The line-up for this year's Venice Film Festival is here – and it's jam-packed with premieres of some of the most exciting movies still to come this year. The program features new titles from directors including David Fincher, Wes Anderson, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, and Ava DuVernay, and we've outlined our top picks that we think you should be keeping an eye out for, whether you're on the Lido or not.
Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist, was recently dropped from the program after its release date was pushed back from September 2023 to April 2024, and Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things has also been bumped down the release calendar due to the ongoing actors' strike. The latter movie is still set to premiere at the festival, although things will look a little different on the Lido this year – with SAG-AFTRA still striking, none of the films' casts will be making an appearance to promote their movies.
