Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will not be appearing together at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, the annual event’s artistic director Alberto Barbera told Vanity Fair. Both Jolie and Pitt’s respective films, Maria and the Wolfs, are set to have their world premieres at this year’s showcase.
When asked if there was a chance the famous exes would see each other at the star-studded event, Barbara revealed there would be a time gap between their arrivals. “Angelina will arrive the first day, Thursday (August) 29, and right after that (Maria will leave to attend the Telluride Film Festival with director) Pablo Larrain,” she said. “Brad will be in Venice on Saturday.”
“There’s no way they’ll ever come face-to-face at the Lido,” Barbera said, referring to Brangelina.
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The former couple’s divorce talks are still ongoing, nearly eight years after their breakup. A source recently told People that the two parties are still in talks and their settlement is still being negotiated. Jolie and Pitt are currently embroiled in a controversial legal battle over Chateau Miraval, the French winery they co-own.
The Bullet Train actor and Maleficent actress first met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005 and soon began dating. They have six children: Maddox, 23; Pax, 20; Zahara, 19; Shiloh, 18; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
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Talking about her most recent projects, Jolie’s Maria, in which she plays real-life opera singer Maria Callas, is part of the competition list in Venice. The film also stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Pierfrancesco Favino.
Meanwhile, Pitt reunites with George Bloody for Wolves. The two play lone wolf fixers in the film, directed by Jon Watts. The film also stars Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams and Richard Kind, and will be screened at the film festival out of competition.
Other major projects set to premiere at the prestigious event include Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl, Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker: Folie a Two, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton’s The Room Next Door, Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice, among others.
The Venice Film Festival will run from August 28 to September 7.
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