Just as the Venice Film Festival started organizers were urged in an open letter by hundreds of international filmmakers and artists to take a “clear and unambiguous stand [in] condemning” the ongoing war in Gaza. Some even called to disinvite celebrities who have shown public support for Israel, including Gadot and Butler. Though Venice chief Alberto Barbera confirmed that they were not disinvited, neither actor is present at the fest.
“I think there’s no reason to boycott artists,” Schnabel responded when asked about the matter during “In the Hand of Dante’s” press conference on Wednesday. “I selected those actors for their merits as actors, and they did an extraordinary…
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