Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Lili Reinhart, and More Stars Attend the 2023 Venice Film Festival

Stars are turning up the glamour degree at this yr’s Venice Film Festival. The occasion, which kicked off Aug. 30 and runs by means of Sept. 9, has seen everybody from Adam Driver and Jessica Chastain to Sadie Sink and Kerry Washington having fun with oceanside views and beaming beneath the Italian sunshine.

A number of {couples} have additionally stepped out collectively at varied occasions throughout the competition this yr, together with George and Amal Clooney and Taika Waititi and Rita Ora. Additionally, “Euphoria” stars Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow had been noticed on the pink carpet collectively, and “Riverdale” stars Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes had been additionally seen out and about amid the festivities — all dressed to the nines, after all.

Meanwhile, on Sept. 4, Priscilla Presley, Cailee Spaeny, and Jacob Elordi all hit the pink carpet to advertise their film “Priscilla,” which is based on Presley’s memoir. Other extremely anticipated tasks which have premiered at the competition embrace Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” and Emma Stone’s “Poor Things,” although neither Cooper nor Stone confirmed up this yr. Fortunately, loads of different celebrities have proven up able to sparkle, and many appear to be displaying off unusually daring seems to be this yr.

Why Are Stars Attending the Venice Film Festival During the Actors’ Strike?

In the buildup to the competition, some questions had been raised about whether or not actors would even attend this yr given the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, which largely prevents actors from selling their tasks in any method. However, in an Aug. 27 assertion on its website, SAG-AFTRA clarified that some exceptions have been made to the strike’s rule because of an interim settlement that is at present in place.

“To be crystal clear, as soon as an settlement is in place, we absolutely encourage all of our SAG-AFTRA members to work beneath that settlement AND to advertise work made beneath that settlement. The extra tasks that get made with the Interim Agreement, the weaker the AMPTP turns into,” the assertion learn. “So, let’s carry up our fellow performers who’re on the market working . . . If the rights to distribute a few of these tasks made with the Interim Agreement are ultimately acquired, it is going to be all to the good,” it concluded. “A slate of tasks with Interim Agreements is a slate of productions that yield to our deal.”

Ahead, take a look at all the stars who’ve stepped out at the 2023 Venice Film Festival thus far.