Were back, Insiders.
Weve been mob-handed in Venice while diligently covering all the major TV and film news around the world.
Jury head Damien Chazelle arrived at the press conferencesporting a Writers Guild on Strike t-shirt and badge.
Jury President Damien ChazelleVittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
Jury members Martin McDonagh and Laura Poitras, sitting in the front row, also donned the same t-shirt.
Its a difficult time, particularly for crew and writers in Hollywood.
Strike talk continued the next day when Michael Mann and teamFerraridrove into town for their highly-anticipated debut.
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The films lead, Adam Driver, described it as a no brainer during their press conference Thursday.
Other films that bowed this week include Pablo Larrains latestEl Conde.
We spoke to the Chilean filmmaker about the pic and working with Netflixhere.
French filmmaker Luc Besson also made his return with the Caleb Landry Jones-starrerDogman.
The filmmaker is not due to attend.
Woody Allens 50th film, the French-languageCoup de Chance, is also playing out of competition.
Allen isexpected on the Lido.
David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and Yorgos Lanthimos all debut new works in competition.
Check back on Deadline to follow our exhaustive on the ground coverage.
Find all of our news and updates from Italyhereand check out our extensive reviews sectionhere.
More Strike Impact In The UK
Disney Plays Free Cricket Game
Howzat!
:Disney has been rightsizing its business around the world as it seeks a path tostreamingprofitability.
Liz had more,read on.
Berlinale Bets On Singledom
Going solo:Theres been a flurry of behind-the-scenes change atBerlinalein recent months.
Check back in for more on this fast-moving story and read Melanies reporthere.
Another One: Australian streamer Stanlined up internationally-backed dramasfromBlueystudio Ludo and more, I revealed Tuesday.
Launching:Keshet Germany, a standalone scripted producer born out of Keshet Internationals Tresor TV.
New job:For AC Chapter One execToby Bentleyon the drama team at Netflix UK, as Max revealed.
Box Office:Oppenheimerlaunched to around $5.4M in Chinaon Wednesday.
Cast:Gary Oldmanjoined Paolo Sorrentinos untitled ode to Naples.
Trailer:For Emerald Fennells Amazon Studios drama flickSaltburn.
Second trailer:ForKaala, the first streaming TV series from Bollywood powerhouse T-Series.
Zac Ntim contributed to this weeks Insider.
