Clooney, Bullock to open Venice Film Festival with 'Gravity'
LONDON: The world premiere of Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity", starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will open the 70th Venice International Film Festival next month.
Festival organizers said the 3D thriller starring Bullock and Clooney as astronauts cast adrift in space after disaster strikes their shuttle will kick off the festival on August 28.
The festival on the Venice Lido runs until September 7.
Cuaron is no stranger to Venice, where he won two awards in 2001 with his film "Y tu mama tambien" -- best scenario and best young male talent for its two heroes Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
Festival organizers said the 3D thriller starring Bullock and Clooney as astronauts cast adrift in space after disaster strikes their shuttle will kick off the festival on August 28.
The festival on the Venice Lido runs until September 7.
Cuaron is no stranger to Venice, where he won two awards in 2001 with his film "Y tu mama tambien" -- best scenario and best young male talent for its two heroes Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
