The Hollywood strike creates uncertainty about the American film stars who will appear at the 80th Venice Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday, DPA and Reuters reported, as quoted by Agerpres.

Damien Chazelle, president of the jury of the Venice Film FestivalPhoto: Vianney Le Caer/AP/Profimedia

According to a spokesperson for the festival, Adam Driver, Sofia Coppola and Mads Mikkelsen are likely to be among the stars attending the event in Venice.

The Venice Film Festival opens its doors on Wednesday at 19:00 local time (17:00 GMT) with the first screening of the film Commander Italian director Edoardo de Angelis. It tells the story of an Italian submarine commander during World War II who makes a bold decision while in the Atlantic Ocean.

Commander – one of the 23 films that claim the main prize of the festival – “Golden Lion”, which will be awarded on September 9.

German director Timm Kroger will also be present at the competition. his movie The theory of everythingthe premiere will take place on September 3.

“The year 1962. Physical Congress in the Alps. Iranian guest. The mysterious pianist. A strange cloud in the sky and a bright mystery under the mountain. THEORY OF EVERYTHING. A black-and-white quantum-mechanical thriller,” reads the official description of this feature-length film.

The Venice Film Festival is trying to fill the lack of actors with films

In addition, new films by David Fincher (known for Fight club and Seven), Luc Besson (Leon is a professional), Sofia Coppola (Lost in translation), Michael Mann (Warm), Pablo Larraín (Spencer), Ryusuke Hamaguti (Drive my car) or Bradley Cooper (A star was born) will also be developed as part of the competition.

“We know some talented artists won’t be able to attend… but others will come here because they’ve collaborated on independent films. So, everything is good. The prognosis is positive,” Alberto Barbera told Reuters Television this week.

Hollywood screenwriters have been on strike since May 2. Actors represented by the SAG-AFTRA union stopped work on July 14.

Both unions are calling for improved residual payments for streaming and protections against the use of artificial intelligence. Some experts expect the Hollywood strike to continue into the fall, affecting the new season of television productions and increasing the economic impact on Los Angeles and its core industry.