ARONOFSKY’S “BLACK SWAN” TO OPEN VENICE
Announced earlier today on indieWIRE, the 67th Venice International Film Festival will open with Darren Aronofsky‘s Black Swan, a thriller set in the world of ballet starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey.
The film will screen in competition, debuting Sept. 1 in the Sala Grande, following the opening ceremony. Aronofsky won the Golden Lion at the fest in 2008 for The Wrestler.
The Venice Film Festival runs Sept. 1 -11. Fox Searchlight will release Black Swan later this year.