
Cynthia Erivo, Will Smith, Emily Blunt, & More A-Listers Travel to Saudi Arabia for Red Sea Film Festival

Hollywood stars traveled all the way to Saudi Arabia for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival!
Cynthia Erivo, Will Smith, Emily Blunt, and Catherine Zeta-Jones were among the stars on the red carpet at the opening night event on Thursday (December 5) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Spike Lee is serving as the president of the jury while Vin Diesel was honored with a career award.
“There might be more familiar faces than some of the awards shows back in America. Am I crazy to say that? There are just so many great people here,” Vin joked while accepting the award.
The festival will run through December 14.
Head inside to see some of the other celebs who attended the opening ceremony…
Keep scrolling to see more celebs who attended the opening ceremony…
Arwa Gouda
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Fyi: Catherine is wearing a custom Marmar Halim gown.
Cynthia Erivo, Will Smith, Emily Blunt, and Catherine Zeta-Jones were among the stars on the red carpet at the opening night event on Thursday (December 5) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Spike Lee is serving as the president of the jury while Vin Diesel was honored with a career award.
“There might be more familiar faces than some of the awards shows back in America. Am I crazy to say that? There are just so many great people here,” Vin joked while accepting the award.
The festival will run through December 14.
Head inside to see some of the other celebs who attended the opening ceremony…
Keep scrolling to see more celebs who attended the opening ceremony…
Arwa Gouda
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Fyi: Catherine is wearing a custom Marmar Halim gown.
- 12/6/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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