The Venice Film Festival starts August 27, and the stars are making their way to Italy for the prestigious event. Ahead of opening day, George and Amal Clooney touched down on Tuesday, making a stylish arrival.
© GettyAmal Clooney and George Clooney are seen arriving into Venice ahead of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival 2025 on August 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
They commuted to the city by boat and were all smiles as the wind blew through their hair.
© GettyGeorge’s film “Jay Kelly” is premiering at the festival
The 64-year-old Oscar winner is back in his silver fox era after dying his hair brown earlier this year for his Broadway run in Good Night, and Good Luck.
© GettyGeorge is back to rocking his salt and pepper hair
As for Amal, her famous brunette long locks were in a perfect blowout as she exuded class and elegance in a yellow dress pulled from Balmain’s 2026 resort collection, per Vogue. She accessorized with sunglasses, a white handbag, and heels.
© GettyAmal has her red carpet partner back now that he is done with Broadway
Jay Kelly: Netflix’s highly anticipated film generating Oscars buzz
George’s film, Jay Kelly, will premiere at the 82nd Venice Film Festival on August 28. Directed by Noah Baumbach, the film has a star-studded cast including George, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, and more.
George stars as a world-famous actor who sets off on a trip across Europe with his manager, Ron (Adam Sandler). Along the way, the two dig into their pasts: careers, relationships, and the choices that shaped them.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, George opened up about his journey starring in the film at his age. He said finding roles like this wasn’t that common. “If you can’t make peace with aging, then you’ve got to get out of the business and just disappear,” he explained. “I’m now the guy that, when I go running after a bad guy, it’s funny—it’s not suspenseful. That’s okay. I embrace all of that.”
He also opened up about his experience working with Baumbach, who loves having a lot of takes to pull from. “I literally said to him, ‘Noah, look, I love the script. I love you as a director, but I’m 63 years old, dude—I can’t do 50 takes,” Clooney explained. “‘I don’t have it in me. I’ve got the acting range from A to B.”
The drama-comedy is one of Netflix’s most anticipated movies and has a lot of Oscar buzz around it. Some are hoping it finally earns Sandler his first nomination after he was “snubbed” in 2019 with Uncut Gems.
George Clooney´s exciting summer
Good Night, and Good Luck ran from March 12 to June 8, so he’s back to his usual schedule after performing on stage for 13 weeks. Back in May, Amal did the Cannes festival alone while he performed, representing both of them at their good friend Bono´s premiere of Bono: Stories of Surrender.
© Lyvans BoolakyAmal Clooney attends the “Bono: Stories Of Surrender” red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival
Now that it’s over, they’re back to their usual power couple ways. On Jun 26, they attended The King’s Trust Awards in London, looking snappy. The Ocean’s Eleven star wore a navy suit and white shirt, with Amal also wearing a white column halter dress.
© GettyGeorge and Amal Clooney attend The King’s Trust and TKMaxx & Homesense Awards 2025 at The Royal Festival Hall on June 26, 2025 in London, England
In August, they also hosted a private evening for guests of the Clooney Foundation for Justice at their private residence, Villa Oleandra.