Overview

• Clooney scaled back on Wednesday, cutting short a junket and skipping a cast dinner after feeling ill on the Lido.
• His representative said he was diagnosed with a sinus infection and was told by a doctor to reduce activities.
• Festival officials said he missed today’s press conference due to a “bad” sinus infection, with his appearance at the premiere still uncertain.
• Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and other cast members fielded questions, with Dern saying Clooney was “devastated” to be absent.
• Noah Baumbach’s Netflix-backed competition entry is the first of three Netflix films at Venice, with a U.S. theatrical release on Nov. 14 and streaming Dec. 5.