US actress Sigourney Weaver poses on the red carpet after receiving the Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement during the opening ceremony of the 81st International Venice Film Festival, on August 28, 2024 at Venice Lido. AFP
US actor Michael Keaton waves on the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
US actress Jenna Ortega walks the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
US actor Willem Dafoe attends the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
Canadian actress and director Taylor Russell attends the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
US singer Patti Smith attends the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
Australian US actress Cate Blanchett walks the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
US actor Justin Theroux and actress Nicole Brydon Bloom attend the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
US director Tim Burton and Italian actress Monica Bellucci attend the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
Jury member Zhang Ziyi poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' and the opening ceremony of the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. AP
Director of Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera and his wife Julia (R) pose with Italian designer Alberta Ferretti attend the red carpet of the opening film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP
From left : Greek director Christos Nikou, Italian director and screenwriter Valia Santella, Hungarian director Gabor Reisz, US director and president of the Jury Orizzonti Debra Granik, Syrian director Soudade Kaadan, Iranian director and writer Ali Asgari and Swedish actress and director Tuva Novotny pose during a photocall for the Orizzonti Competition Jury, on the opening day of the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on August 28, 2024. AFP