Looking at the upcoming fall festival lineups, we see many artful indie movies, and many without distributors. Where are the bigger titles? Maybe two Warner Bros. sequels, “Joker: Folie a Deux” and Tim Burton’s Venice opener “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” will pop.
We certainly look forward to seeing the reunion of Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton. But will Joaquin Phoenix join Lady Gaga on the red carpet and at the press conference? Will he settle with the Todd Haynes film he ditched five days before filming, leaving the cast and crew in the lurch? “Gaga could do the red carpet solo,” said People’s Nigel M. Smith, our special guest.
“Wolfs” will add George Clooney and Brad Pitt to the star wattage at Venice this year; Pitt will be separated by three days at the festival from his ex-wife Angelina Jolie, star of Pablo Larrain’s “Maria,” a portrait of opera singer Maria Callas. And at TIFF, we will see Jennifer Lopez, who plays a supporting role in true story “Unstoppable,” produced by her soon-to-be-ex-husband Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. We will also see “Nightbitch” star Amy Adams, who is long overdue for an Oscar after six nominations; she’s a TIFF tribute honoree.
Also expected to walk the carpet at TIFF is Pamela Anderson, star of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” (Utopia). Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton will support Pedro Almodovar’s first English-language movie “The Room Next Door” at Venice, TIFF, and NYFF. Possible Oscar tit.