Hollywood stars including American actors George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern arrived on the Venice Lido on Wednesday (August 27), as the Venice Film Festival got underway.

Clooney, who is bringing the Noah Baumbach film "Jay Kelly" to this year's competition, arrived by water taxi at the Lido's luxury hotel.

He was joined by fellow members of the film's star-studded cast, including Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Alba Rohrwacher.

Italian director Paolo Sorrentino and the lead actors of his festival-opening film "La Grazia", Italy's Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti, were also spotted on the jetty.

The Venice festival officially begins on Wednesday night with an opening ceremony and the world premiere of "La Grazia".

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STARS ARRIVING BY WATER TAXI AT VENICE LIDO FOR FILM FESTIVAL, INCLUDING ACTORS GEORGE CLOONEY, ADAM SANDLER AND LAURA DERN

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SHOWS: VENICE, ITALY (AUGUST 27, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF U.S. ACTOR GEORGE CLOONEY ARRIVING BY BOAT AT HOTEL ON VENICE LIDO ON OPENING DAY OF VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

2. CLOONEY WALKING ONTO JETTY AND POSING FOR PHOTOS

3. PHOTOGRAPHERS

4. CLOONEY POSING

5. CLOONEY WALKING TOWARD HOTEL ENTRANCE

6. U.S. ACTOR ADAM SANDLER WAVING TO MEDIA AS HE ARRIVES

7. U.S. ACTOR LAURA DERN WAVING AND SMILING AS SHE ARRIVES ON BOAT

8. PHOTOGRAPHERS

9. DERN POSING ON BOAT, WALKING ONTO JETTY

10. DERN POSING ON JETTY

11. DERN WALKING TOWARD HOTEL ENTRANCE

12. ITALIAN ACTOR ALBA ROHRWACHER AND U.S. ACTOR BILLY CRUDUP STEPPING ONTO JETTY

13. ROHRWACHER AND CRUDUP POSING FOR PHOTOS NEAR HOTEL ENTRANCE

14. PEOPLE LOOKING ON FROM ABOVE

15. ROHRWACHER POSING AND ENTERING HOTEL

16. POLICE OFFICERS ON JET SKIS IN WATER

17. ITALIAN ACTOR ANNA FERZETTI STANDING BY HOTEL ENTRANCE

18. ITALIAN ACTOR TONI SERVILLO AND DIRECTOR PAOLO SORRENTINO WAVING TO MEDIA AND WALKING AWAY WITH FERZETTI

19. HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD / HOTEL JETTY