Film Promo Fashion Roundup
Film festival season continues (particularly many BFI London Film Festival premieres) and so does the parade of actors attending them to promote their present and upcoming movies. Also featured are special screenings and photocalls. No tv appearances or tv premieres.
This post features some questionable fits, some awesome coats, and a lot of little black numbers.
The Wild Robot
Currently in Theaters
Summary: After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
Lupita Nyong'o in Chanel (with Pedro Pascal and Bill Nighy) at BFI London Film Festival
https://instagram.com/p/DBEziQ-p0j_
Lupita Nyong'o in Diane Von Furstenberg for BFI Screen Talks
https://instagram.com/p/DBH5orHyad9
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The Apprentice
Currently in theaters
Summary: The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.
Jeremy Strong (in Brioni), Maria Bakalova (in Erdem), and Sebastain Stan at the BFI LFF premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBKRZGPzVLH
Maria Bakalova at the Zurich Film Festival
https://instagram.com/p/DBH6izHo_Sc
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We Live in Time
Currently in US Theaters | UK Jan 1
Summary: An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Andrew Garfield in Valentino
https://instagram.com/p/DBPLLM1zq58
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Anora
October 18
Summary: Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Mikey Madison at a special screening hosted by Kristen Stewart (in a Thom Browne sweater)
https://instagram.com/p/DBJnJ9oPVEn
Mikey Madison in Schiaparelli at the NY Premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBMHv5LPbxf
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Rumours
October 18
Summary: The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out.
Cate Blanchett in Rochas for the BFI premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBGE6v5xHY5
Nikki Amuka-Bird in Huishan Zhang for the BFI premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBHeP-NNUHR
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Conclave
October 25
Summary: When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.
Ralph Fiennes (in a Canadian tuxedo), Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellinni, and more at a special London screening hosted by Benedict Cumberbatch
https://instagram.com/p/DBCQ4Rgybjo
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Emilia Perez
Limited release in US & CA on Nov 1. Premieres on Netflix Nov 13
Summary: Emilia Pérez tells the story of high-powered lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) who takes on an unexpected assignment: helping a Mexican cartel leader (Gascón) fake their death and undergo sex-reassignment operations. It's also a musical.
Selena Gomez in Erdem at a UK gala screening
https://instagram.com/p/DBGLWC3NaWg
Adriana Paz in Neithan Herbert, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez in Elie Saab, and Zoe Saldana for a BAFTA screening
Adriana Paz in Neithan Herbert and Karla Sofía Gascón at FICM
https://instagram.com/p/DBSooj6t2D5
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Nickel Boys
November 8
Summary: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Ethan Herisse in Balmain at the NYFF
https://instagram.com/p/DAe4VkwNXoZ
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Thom Browne at the NYFF
https://instagram.com/p/DAe1wMLtEGY
Ethan Herisse in Dior, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at BFI LFF
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and director RaMell Ross at a special London screening hosted by Barbara Broccoli
https://instagram.com/p/DBHmChxT26d
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at the Rome Film Fest
https://instagram.com/p/DBRlizVSCLb
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Joy
Limited UK & Ireland Nov 15 | Netflix Nov 22
Summary: A young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby,' Louise Joy Brown.
Thomasin McKenzie in Lanvin (with James Norton and Bill Nighy) at the BFI premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBPDYHPCKxB
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Blitz
AppleTV+ Nov 22
Summary: Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II.
Saoirse Ronan in Louis Vuitton for an LA Tastemakers screening
https://instagram.com/p/DBKBIrTSqgA
Elliott Heffernan in Kenzo at an LA Tastemakers screening
https://instagram.com/p/DBJoYT-oDDp
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Gladiator II
November 22
Summary: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Paul Mescal, and Fred Hechinger at a special LA screening
https://instagram.com/p/DBUDe3HPmas
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Maria
Select theaters on Nov. 27 | Netflix on Dec. 11
Summary: Follows the life story of the world's greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris.
Angelina Jolie in Dolce & Gabbana at the BFI LFF premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBRiFDsCxhI
Alba Rohrwacher in Valentino at the BFI LFF premiere
Aggelina Papadopoulou in Eirini Makkou at the BFI LFF premiere
Director Pablo Lorrain, Angelina Jolie, and Alba Rohrwacher in Bally at a London screening
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Nightbitch
December 6
Summary: A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.
Amy Adams in Dior at the Mill Valley Film Festival
https://instagram.com/p/DBIFwTdtC2r
Amy Adams in Prada at the BFI premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBSotW3NePW
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Hard Truths
US Limited Dec 6 | Wide US Jan 10, 2025
Summary: Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste at the BFI LFF premiere
Michele Austin in Alexis Bittar/Taller Marmo/Marina Rinaldi at the BFI LFF premiere
https://instagram.com/p/DBKCCKroaUQ
Sophia Brown in Zimmerman at the BFI LFF premiere
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The Room Next Door
Limited US Dec 20
Summary: Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Julianne Moore, director Pedro Almodovar, and Tilda Swinton in Chanel at a Madrid photocall
https://instagram.com/p/DBRshQWxPwd
Julianne Moore in Bottega Veneta at BFI LFF
https://instagram.com/p/DBUNHC2yPMc
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The Assessment
TBD in 2025 by Amazon Prime | Germany April 3
Summary: In the near future where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple's seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare.
Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton for the Zurich Film Festival Premiere
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