David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Won’t Premiere at Venice as Meirelles, Sorkin, McDonagh, Herzog Circle Lineup

Venice Film Festival Takes Shape: ‘The Social Reckoning,’ ‘Here Comes the Flood’ With Denzel Washington, Florian Zeller’s ‘Bunker’ and ‘The Studio’ Season 2 Among Potential Titles

The next Venice Film Festival is starting to take shape with new films by Aaron Sorkin, Florian Zeller and Martin McDonagh among likely contenders.

David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Won’t Premiere at Venice as Meirelles, Sorkin, McDonagh, Herzog Circle Lineup

We’re around six weeks away from the 83rd Venice Film Festival lineup reveal, and some titles are starting to emerge as contenders. Variety’s Nick Vivarelli and Elsa Keslassy have the goods in their just-published spitballing report.They are all but confirming Florian Zeller’s “Bunker,” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz; Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” Werner Herzog’s “Bucking Fastard,” Nanni Moretti’s “It Will Happen Tonight,” and A…