EXCLUSIVE: Oscar successful actor Geoffrey Rush is the newest addition to the Taormina Movie Pageant lineup, and can obtain the occasion’s Excellence Award through the 71st version which runs June 10-14 within the hilltop Sicilian city.
Rush will even current his newest characteristic, The Rule of Jenny Pen, as a part of the official competitors choice. The psychological thriller from director James Ashcroft and co-starring John Lithgow debuted on the competition circuit final yr and can make its Italian premiere in Taormina.
Rush gained the Academy Award for Finest Actor in 1997 for Shine, and has additionally obtained three BAFTAs, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and 4 Display Actors Guild Awards, together with three further Oscar nominations in different classes.
Tiziana Rocca, Inventive Director of the Taormina Movie Pageant, stated: “We’re honored to welcome an artist of Geoffrey Rush’s caliber to Taormina. His presence is a tribute to the greatness of performing in all its types. His dedication, sensitivity and mastery have impressed generations of actors and audiences around the globe. Presenting him with the Taormina Excellence Award is a approach to have fun a residing icon of cinema and make this version of the competition much more unforgettable.”
Rush joins such different huge names who will attend Taormina this yr as Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Helen Hunt and Olivia Wilde.
The worldwide jury can be led by Oscar-winner Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, with panel assist from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and extra. Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open the competition.
