In announcing the shakeup to the lineup, Venice\u2019s festival chief Alberto Barbera praised the choice of Commandante<\/strong><\/em>, saying in part: \u201cThe true story of Commander Salvatore Todaro, who saved the lives of enemy sailors who had survived the sinking of their merchant ship \u2013 endangering the safety of his own submarine and his men \u2013 is a powerful call for the need to place the values of ethics and human solidarity before the brutal logic of military protocol. I thank the author, the producers Nicola Giuliano and Pier Paolo Verga, and Paolo Del Brocco with Rai Cinema for having accepted our invitation to inaugurate the 80th Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia.\u201d

It’s being rumored that Warner Bros is also planning to delay the release of another Zendaya film, Dune 2<\/strong><\/em>. The studio is also reportedly thinking about moving the release dates for The Color Purple<\/strong> <\/em>and Aquaman 2.<\/strong><\/em> Lionsgate also announced this week that it was postponing the debuts of White Bird<\/strong><\/em> and its Dirty Dancing<\/strong><\/em> sequel.<\/p>\r\n