Venice Film Festival Set for Star-Studded Edition With Julia Roberts, Emma Stone, George Clooney, Adam Sandler and More — but Gal Gadot and Al Pacino Won’t Be Attending

The red carpet has been rolled out in front of the Lido’s sparkling white, freshly renovated Palazzo del Cinema, where boatloads of stars will soon be prancing for paparazzi and screaming fans when the Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday.

This year’s 82nd edition is set to be the most high-wattage celebration of cinema on the Lido in recent memory, with a cornucopia of anticipated movies led by top talent launching Aug. 27 to Sept. 6.

Julia Roberts, at Venice for the first time, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) are all confirmed to be attending for Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo-themed drama “After the Hunt,” as are George Clooney and Adam Sandler, both making the trek for Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” in which Clooney plays a movie star undergoing an identity crisis.

Emma Stone is confirmed to be Lido-bound for “Bugonia,” her latest collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos.