• Tiffany Haddish at the world premiere of her film 'The Card Counter' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival in Venice on Thursday. Getty Images
    Tiffany Haddish at the world premiere of her film 'The Card Counter' during the 78th Venice International Film Festival in Venice on Thursday. Getty Images
  • Actor Oscar Isaac attends the premiere of his film 'The Card Counter' with writer wife Elvira Lind. Getty Images
    Actor Oscar Isaac attends the premiere of his film 'The Card Counter' with writer wife Elvira Lind. Getty Images
  • Actress and writer Fancy Alexandersson at the event. Getty Images
    Actress and writer Fancy Alexandersson at the event. Getty Images
  • American actor Joel Michaely at 'The Card Counter' event. Getty Images
    American actor Joel Michaely at 'The Card Counter' event. Getty Images
  • Tye Sheridan also stars in 'The Card Counter'. Getty Images
    Tye Sheridan also stars in 'The Card Counter'. Getty Images
  • Model Cecilia Rodriguez, left, and blogger Ludovica Valli at the event. Getty Images
    Model Cecilia Rodriguez, left, and blogger Ludovica Valli at the event. Getty Images
  • Dubai Instagram star Farhana Bodi at the 'The Card Counter' premiere. Getty Images
    Dubai Instagram star Farhana Bodi at the 'The Card Counter' premiere. Getty Images
  • TV presenter Martina Hamdy. Getty Images
    TV presenter Martina Hamdy. Getty Images
  • Chinese- American singer Adrienne Lau. Getty Images
    Chinese- American singer Adrienne Lau. Getty Images
  • US filmmaker Paul Schrader arrives for the premiere of 'The Card Counter' in Venice, Italy. EPA
    US filmmaker Paul Schrader arrives for the premiere of 'The Card Counter' in Venice, Italy. EPA
  • Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish star in American crime drama 'The Card Counter'. EPA
    Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish star in American crime drama 'The Card Counter'. EPA
  • 'The Card Counter' team Oscar Isaac, Paul Schrader, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan arrive for the premiere. AFP
    'The Card Counter' team Oscar Isaac, Paul Schrader, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan arrive for the premiere. AFP
  • Arab TV presenter Raya Abirached at the event. Getty
    Arab TV presenter Raya Abirached at the event. Getty

Venice Film Festival 2021: celebrities walk the red carpet for 'The Card Counter'


Samia Badih
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Actors Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish were among the many stars who walked the red carpet at the 78th annual Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere of their film The Card Counter on Thursday.

The American crime drama also stars Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe. Martin Scorsese serves as its executive producer.

The film is competing for the Golden Lion at the festival and is up against films like Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog and Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God. The Card Counter opens in US theatres on September 10.

Scroll through the gallery above to see more looks from the Venice Film Festival’s on Thursday night.

Among the celebrities spotted on the red carpet were American supermodel Bella Hadid and Arab TV presenter Raya Abirached.

The Guatemalan-American actor Isaac is in Venice for not one, but two world premieres of films starring him. He also features in one of the most anticipated films of the year – Denis Villeneuve's Dune – which has its world premiere on Friday. The film stars Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Jason Momoa.

The 78th Venice International Film Festival runs until Saturday, September 11



Updated: September 03, 2021, 11:56 AM