All eyes were on Sandra Bullock at the opening of the Venice Film Festival, especially those of her co-star, George Clooney.
The pair arrived by boat to the Palazzo del Cinema for the red carpet premiere of their new film, Gravity.
The 49-year-old leading lady looked stunning in a vibrant scarlet strapless gown by J. Mendel teamed with chic black accessories.
Clooney, 52, arrived on the arm of his co-star in a black tuxedo to present the new action thriller in which they not only star, but make up the entire cast.
The pair play astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle is damaged by a destroyed satellite in the 3D film which is packed full of action sequences.
With their characters stranded hundreds of kilometres in heavy space suits, Clooney and Bullock had to work hard to simulate moving slowly and gracefully as in space.
As a former dancer, Bullock had an advantage and nailed the abnormally slow movements, while Clooney said “it is the trickiest thing you have ever done”.
“It was absolutely stunning what she was doing,” he said of his co-star.
“Dancing did help,” said Bullock.
“We are operating at very slow speeds, and I’m a fast mover.”
Bullock said carrying her three-year-old son around on set helped in her training for the role which required her to work hard to get into top shape with daily on-set workouts.
“I wanted her to lose everything feminine or maternal about her,” she said.
Clooney’s regime was less demanding demanding, joking “I just mostly drank my way into the job”.
