Willem Dafoe and his wife Giada Colagrande looked happier than ever as they posed on the Beetlejuice red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
The 69-year-old actor, who plays Wolf Jackson in Tim Burton’s sequel, cozied up to his wife of 19 years, Giada, 48, as they posed for photos.
Willem looked dapper for the evening in a navy suit which he paired with a black satin tie and matching shiny shoes.
Meanwhile, Giada looked sensational in a burgundy halterneck gown that boasted a thick black belt and shiny silver trim.
Showing off her incredible figure in the number, Giada added inches to her figure with a pair of high heels and styled her dark hair in sleek braids.
Willem Dafoe and his wife Giada Colagrande looked happier than ever as they posed on the red carpet for Beetlejuice during the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
The 69-year-old actor, who plays Wolf Jackson in Tim Burton’s sequel, snuggled up to his wife of 19 years, Giada, 48, as they posed for photos.
The pair were all smiles as they posed for photos together before Willem smiled alongside his co-stars ahead of the premiere.
Although they keep their relationship relatively low-key, Willem, who married Giada just a year after they met, previously shared details of his romance with the Italian beauty in an article written for The Guardian.
The lovelorn actor explained: ‘I met my wife on the street in Rome in 2004. I knew about her because I had seen her films and we had some mutual friends.
‘Getting married was a very impulsive and romantic thing to do. We were having lunch and I said, “Do you want to get married tomorrow?” I called the town hall and they said, “If you get here in the next few hours, you can register and then get married tomorrow.” So off we went.
‘We got married the next day with only two witnesses, our best friends: my manager and his editor.’
Winona Ryder passed the baton to Jenna Ortega as they posed together and also posed in her latest film. Beetlejuice 2 premiere.
The Stranger Things actress, 52, who starred in the original film in 1988 when she was 16, reprised her role as Lydia in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel, while Wednesday actress Jenna, 21, plays her daughter Astrid Deetz.
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opens the festival on Thursday.
Willem looked dapper for the evening in a navy suit which he paired with a black satin tie and matching shiny shoes.
Meanwhile, Giada looked sensational in a burgundy halterneck gown that boasted a thick black belt and sparkling silver trim.
The cast of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice descend on the carpet (pictured, from left: Catherine O’Hara, Willem Dafoe, Michael Keaton, Monica Belluci, Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux and Arthur Conti)
The 81st Venice International Film Festival is organised by the Biennale di Venezia and will take place at the Lido di Venezia from 28 August to 7 September 2024.
In addition to Sigourney and the cast of Beetlejuice, a number of celebrities are expected to arrive in Venice in the coming days.
George Clooney is already in town, alongside his wife Amal, for the debut of his highly anticipated new film Wolfs, the Jon Watts-directed heist thriller that reunites him with his Oceans 11 co-star Brad Pitt.
Both George and Brad will be attending the September 1 screening.
Brad’s ex-wife Angelina Jolie will also be in Venice to promote the film Maria, in which she plays opera legend Maria Callas.
Sources say the schedules have been arranged so that the warring couple – who remain embroiled in legal action eight years after splitting up – will not be at the film festival at the same time.
A synopsis for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reads: ‘Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy.’
Another big screening will be Joker: Folie à Deux on September 4. The premiere of the sequel will welcome stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga on the red carpet in Venice.
Daniel Craig will also be at the festival to promote his film Queer, which will be screened on September 3.
Venice regulars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton are in town for Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut The Room Next Door, while Nicole Kidman will screen her erotic thriller Babygirl on August 30.
Pupi Avati’s The American Backyard will close the festival on September 7.
