Overview

• Roberts appeared at the Venice Film Festival for the first time to present Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, screened out of competition.
• The drama, written by Nora Garrett and set in the halls of Yale, features Roberts alongside Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.
• Roberts told reporters she wants the film to provoke strong reactions and revive open conversation, saying the team is sharing lives rather than issuing declarations.
• Guadagnino described the work as an exploration of competing truths and power dynamics, emphasizing moral ambiguity over a single stance.
• Initial festival reactions were divided, with some critics registering disappointment, as the film heads toward an October 16 theatrical release via Eagle Pictures in Italy and Amazon MGM internationally.