The Venice Film Festival has switched its opening selection, after the movie that had been slated to open pulled out because of the ongoing Hollywood strike, organisers said.
“Challengers” featuring US star Zendaya, “will not participate at the Festival following a decision made by the production,” owing to ongoing industrial action in Hollywood , it said. “Comandante” will have its world premiere on Wednesday, August 30 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema (Lido di Venezia) during the opening ceremony.
