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Cate Blanchett laughed when asked by a reporter about the dress she wore to this year's Cannes Film Festival.
In May, the Tar The 55-year-old actress made headlines when she wore a black and pale pink satin haute couture bustier dress with an emerald green lining. Many interpreted it as a gesture of solidarity with Palestine because the colours matched those of the Palestinian flag.
Photos of her holding open the slit of the dress to show the inner lining quickly went viral on X, with many fans believing she was making a statement.
Although Blanchett never commented on the dress, she was finally confronted about it on Thursday (August 29) at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival ahead of the premiere of her new psychological thriller miniseries. Disclaimer.
“We all remember the dress you wore to the Cannes Film Festival and that made headlines there,” said one reporter before asking if people “could expect anything interesting in your outfit tonight or tomorrow.”
Without missing a beat, the two-time Oscar winner joked, “I'm going to go naked.”
Elsewhere at the press conference, Blanchett discussed her new series from acclaimed Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón.
Describing the issues of shame, she noted that there is a “clear lack of shame in society.” She clarified that shame is “very different” from guilt, adding: “But shame and regret and the lessons one can learn from that are very powerful.”
Scheduled to debut on Apple TV+ on October 11, Disclaimer It's about a celebrated journalist (Blanchett) who discovers that her past is at risk of being exposed.
The seven-part series also stars Kevin Kline, Leila George, Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge and Squid Game Starring Jung Ho-yeon in her first English-speaking role.
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The next few months will be a busy time for Blanchett as she has three additional projects in the works, including a dramatic anthology titled Father, Mother, Sister, Brother from director Jim Jarmusch, a 2025 thriller, Black bagfrom Steven Soderbergh and an alien invasion comedy called Alpha Band Directed by brothers David and Nathan Zellner.
Blanchett will also make her long-awaited return to the stage in February 2025 starring in an adaptation of the play by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. The seagull at the Barbican in London.
The Australian actor recently starred in BorderlandsEli Roth's adaptation of the popular video game. Blanchett starred in the comedy alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Gina Gershon, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt and Kevin Hart.
Despite its star-studded cast, the film was a critical and box office failure. The IndependentClarisse Loughrey called it “a total disaster.”
“Poorly cast actors and an impenetrable script make this long-delayed action film alienating to fans of the game and incomprehensible to the casual viewer,” he wrote in his one-star review.
