Hollywood Minute: Venice Film Festival lineup shines, first Hamnet trailer debuts

Hollywood is heading to Italy as the Venice Film Festival gets underway, drawing some of the biggest names in film.
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(CNN)- Hollywood is heading to Italy as the Venice Film Festival gets underway, drawing some of the biggest names in film.

Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri are expected to premiere their new drama After the Hunt, while George Clooney and Adam Sandler will showcase Jay Kelly. Emma Stone reunites with Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia, and Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are set to promote The Smashing Machine. Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi will appear alongside Guillermo del Toro for his much-anticipated Frankenstein.

The 82nd edition of the festival runs through September 6, continuing its tradition as one of the most prestigious showcases for world cinema.

Meanwhile, the first trailer has been released for Hamnet, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel. Directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao and executive produced by Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg, the film stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in a fictional retelling of William Shakespeare’s family life. Hamnet is set to open in theaters on November 27.

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