EXCLUSIVE: Actress, director and producer Olivia Wilde will obtain the Taormina Movie Pageant’s Creativity Award on the 71st version of the occasion which runs June 10-14 within the hilltop Sicilian city.
Wilde, who began out as an assistant casting director and moved into appearing on such sequence as The O.C. and Home, made her function directing debut with 2019’s Booksmart, following it up with 2022’s Don’t Fear Darling.
As an actress, Wilde has thriller I Need Your Intercourse from Gregg Araki and Black Bear on deck. Cooper Hoffman and pop celebrity Charli XCX additionally star.
Wilde can be on her subsequent directing gig, comedy The Invite, from a screenplay by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. She stars alongside Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz.
Additional, she’s hooked up to direct Avengelyne, a function adaptation of the Nineteen Nineties comedian guide character for Warner Bros, and Common’s Christmas comedy Naughty, each of which shall be produced by Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley’s LuckyChap.
Taormina Creative Director, Tiziana Rocca, commented: “We’re honored to welcome Olivia Wilde to the 71st version of the Taormina Movie Pageant. Olivia represents a shining instance of feminine inventive energy, combining magnificence, intelligence and dedication. Her presence will drastically enrich this 12 months’s program and provide the viewers a singular alternative to interact with one of many key figures in up to date cinema.”
Wilde’s addition to this system additional expands a starry checklist of attendees and honorees in Taormina, which incorporates Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve and Helen Hunt.
The worldwide jury shall be led by Oscar-winner Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, with panel assist from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and extra. Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open Taormina with director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus presenting.
