UPDATE: Much of the Venice Film Festival’s 2019 competition field, which was announced this morning in Rome, lines up as expected with Warner Bros/DC origns story Joker; Fox/Disney’s Brad Pitt space drama Ad Astra; Steven Soderbergh’s starry Netflix dark comedy, The Laundromat; and Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story from Netflix making the cut to begin potential awards-season runs.

Kristen Stewart drama Seberg (formerly Against All Enemies) is also an official selection entry, though in something of a surprise is taking an out-of-competition slot. Other intriguing titles include Haifaa Al-Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate (she is one of just two female filmmakers in the competition); Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network, a thriller with Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez; and Pablo Larrain’s Ema.

Fest chief Alberto Barbera is already facing criticism from European Cinema groups over the inclusion of three Netflix titles. He’s also likely to stir further debate over the light showing for female filmmakers; and the choice of An Officer And A Spy (J’Accuse), the latest film by Roman Polanski, a highly controversial figure in the #MeToo era.

We’ll be back with a deeper analysis of the titles announced this morning. See the full list across all sections below the original post.

PREVIOUS, 1:45AM PT: The Venice Film Festival is unveiling its lineup for the 76th edition of the event this morning in Rome. The world’s oldest film festival has in recent years cemented its status as the go-to fall launchpad for awards hopefuls, including hosting three of the last five Best Picture Oscar winners. Fest chief Alberto Barbera will run down the roster in the next hour, so check back for updates as we post the titles live below.

Speculation has been swirling for several weeks and with the bulk of the Toronto lineup revealed, films now strongly tipped to make their world premieres on the Lido include such big-ticket titles as Warner Bros/DC’s Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix; Fox/Disney’s space drama Ad Astra with Brad Pitt; Kristen Stewart-starrer Seberg (formerly known as Against All Enemies) from Amazon; Steven Soderbergh’s politically charged dark comedy The Laundromat with Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman; and Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story with Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The latter two films are from Netflix which is expected to have a strong presence. Last year’s Golden Lion winner, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma — also a Netflix title — kicked off its awards season run on the Lido.

Zama helmer Lucrecia Martel is President of the jury, and folks will be keen to see if the gender imbalance in films from female directors is in any way corrected this year. The fest runs from August 28-September 7, bookended by opener The Truth from Hirokazu Kore-eda and closer Giuseppe Capotondi’s The Burnt Orange Heresy. See below for the official selection of films as they are announced today.

VENEZIA 76 COMPETITION

The Truth, dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda

The Perfect Candidate, Haifaa Al Mansour

About Endlessness, dir: Roy Andersson

Wasp Network, dir: Olivier Assayas

Marriage Story, dir: Noah Baumbach

Guest Of Honor, dir: Atom Egoyan

Ad Astra, dir: James Gray

A Herdade, dir: Tiago Guedes

Gloria Mundi, dir: Robert Guediguian

Waiting For The Barbarians, dir: Ciro Guerra

Ema, dir: Pablo Larrain

Saturday Fiction, dir: Lou Ye

Martin Eden, dir: Pietro Marcello

La Mafia Non E Piu Quella Di Una Volta, dir: Franco Maresco

The Painted Bird, dir: Vaclav Marhoul

The Mayor Of Rione Sanita, dir: Mario Martone

Babyteeth, dir: Shannon Murphy

Joker, dir: Todd Phillips

J’Accuse, dir: Roman Polanski

The Laundromat, dir: Steven Soderbergh

No. 7 Cherry Lane, dir: Yonfan

OUT OF COMPETITION – FICTION

Seberg, dir: Benedict Andrews

Vivere, dir: Francesco Archibugi

The Burnt Orange Heresy, dir: Giuseppe Capotondi

The King, dir: David Michod

Adults In The Room, dir: Costa Gavras

Mosul, dir: Matthew Michael Carnahan

Tutto Il Mio Folle Amore, dir: Gabriele Salvatores

OUT OF COMPETITION – SPECIAL SCREENINGS

No One Left Behind, dir: Guillermo Arriaga

Electric Swan, dir: Konstantina Kotzamani

Irreversible – Integral Verson, dir: Gaspar Noe

ZeroZeroZero, dir: Stefano Sollima

The New Pope, dir: Paolo Sorrentino

Never Just A Dream: Stanley Kubrick And Eyes Wide Shut, dir: Matt Wells

Eyes Wide Shut, dir: Stanley Kubrick

OUT OF COMPETITION – NON-FICTION

Woman, dirs.: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Anastasia Mikova

Roger Waters Us + Them, dir: Sean Evans, Roger Waters

I Diari Di Angela – Noi Due Cineaste. Capitolo Secondo, dirs: Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi

Citizen K, dir: Alex Gibney

Citizen Rosi, dirs: Didi Gnocchi, Carolina Rosi

The Kingmaker, dir: Lauren Greenfield

State Funeral, dir: Sergei Loznitsa

Collective, dir: Alexander Nanau

45 Seconds Of Laughter, dir: Tim Robbins

Il Pianeta In Mare, dir: Andrea Segre

HORIZONS

Zumiriki, dir: Osker Alegria

Blanco En Blanco, dir: Theo Court

Mes Jours De Gloire, dir: Antoine De Bary

Pelican Blood, dir: Katrin Gebbe

Un Fils, dir: Mehdi M Barsaoui

Nevia, dir: Nunzia De Stefano

Moffie, dir: Oliver Hermanus

Hava, Maryam, Ayesha, dir: Sahraa Karimi

Rialto, dir: Peter Mackie Burns

The Criminal Man, dir: Dmitry Mamuliya

Revenir, dir: Jessica Palud

Giants Being Lonely, dir: Grear Patterson

Verdict, dir: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez

Balloon, dir: Pema Tseden

Just 6.5, dir: Saeed Roustaee

Shadow Of Water, dir: Sanal Kumar

Sole, dir: Carlo Sironi

Atlantis, dir: Valentyn Vasyanovych

Madre, dir: Rodrigo Sorogoyen

SPECIAL EVENT

Goodbye Dragon Inn, dir: Tsai Ming-Liang

SCONFINI

Effeto Domino, dir: Alessandro Rossetto

Once More Unto The Breach, dirs: Federico Ferrone, Michele Manzolini

The Scarecrows, dir: Nouri Bouzid

Chiara Ferragni – Unposted, dir: Elisa Amoruso

VENICE CLASSICS

The Incredible Shrinking Man, dir: Jack Arnold

The Grim Reaper, dir: Bernardo Bertolucci

The Spider’s Strategem, dir: Bernardo Bertolucci

The Criminal Life Of Archibaldo De La Cruz, dir: Luis Bunuel

The Crossing Of The Rhine, dir: André Cayette

Maria Zef, dir Vittorio Cottafavi

Crash, dir: David Cronenberg

Francisca, dir: Manoeul De Oliveira

The House Is Black, dir: Forough Farrokhzad

The White Sheik, dir: Federico Fellini

Current, dir: Istvan Gaal

The Hills Of Marlik, dir: Ebrahim Golestan

Death Of A Bureaucrat, dir: Tomas Gutierrez Alea

Out Of The Blue, dir: Dennis Hopper

Ecstasy, dir: Gustav Machaty

Mauri, dir: Merata Mita

Pigeon Shoot, dir: Giuliano Montaldo

New York, New York, dir: Martin Scorsese

The Red Snowball Tree, dir: Vasiliy Shukshin

Way Of A Gaucho, dir: Jacques Tourneur

VENICE VIRTUAL REALITY (In competition – Interactive)

These Sleepless Nights, dir: Gabo Arora

Loveseat, dir: Kiira Benzing

Glimpse (Preview), dirs: Benjamin Cleary, Michael O’Connor

Porton Down, dir: Callum Cooper

Bodyless, dir: Hsin-Chien Huang

Pagan Peak VR, dirs: Ioulia Isserlis, Max Sacker

A Life In Flowers, dir: Armando Kirwin

The Line, dir: Ricardo Laganaro

Inori, dir: Miwa Komatsu

Cosmos Within Us, dir: Tupac Martir

Doctor Who The Edge Of Time, dir: Marcus Moresby

Britannia VR: Out Of Your Mind, dir: Kim-Leigh Pontin

Downloaded, dir: Ollie Rankin

The Key, dir: Celine Tricart

VENICE VIRTUAL REALITY (In competition – Linear)

Battle Hymn, dir: Yair Agmon

Battlescar – Punk Was Invented By Girls, dirs: Martin Allais, Nico Casavecchia

Daughters Of Chibok, dir: Joel Benson

Only the Mountain Remains (5×1 Project), dir: Chiang Wei Liang

Ghost In The Shell: Ghost Chaser, dir: Hirokai Higashi

Passenger, dirs: Isobel Knowles, Van Sowerwine

The Waiting Room VR, dir: Victoria Mappleback

Black Bag, dir: Qing Shao

VR Free, dir: Milad Tangshir

Gloomy Eyes, dirs: Tereso Jorge, Fernando Maldonado

O [5×1 Project], dir: Qiu Yang

Ex Anima Experience, dirs: Pierre Zandrowicz, Bartabas

BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA

The End Of Love, dir: Keren Ben Rafael

Lessons Of Love, dir: Chiara Campara

This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection, dir: Jeremiah Lemonhang Mosese