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Maggie Gyllenhaal Leads Festival; Netflix Streams Denzel Thriller

6/17/2026

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The festival will announce its 83rd lineup on July 23 2026, with Maggie Gyllenhaal as jury president.
Competition titles include Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” and Florian Zeller’s “Bunker.”
Netflix will stream Fernando Meirelles’ thriller “Here Comes the Flood,” starring Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Sony Pictures is negotiating with Alberto Barbera to show “The Social Reckoning” at Venice for an October 9 release.
Delays have thinned the lineup, leaving David Fincher’s “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” unlikely to screen.

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Story summary

The festival will announce its 83rd lineup on July 23 2026, with Maggie Gyllenhaal as jury president.
Competition titles include Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” and Florian Zeller’s “Bunker.”
Netflix will stream Fernando Meirelles’ thriller “Here Comes the Flood,” starring Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Sony Pictures is negotiating with Alberto Barbera to show “The Social Reckoning” at Venice for an October 9 release.
Delays have thinned the lineup, leaving David Fincher’s “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” unlikely to screen.