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Apple CEO Tim Cook is living out the Hollywood movie executive fantasy in Italy right now

Apple CEO Tim Cook is living out the Hollywood movie executive fantasy in Italy right now

Katie Balevic

Tim Cook attends the Venice Film Festival.Franco Origlia/Getty

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, is living the high life in Italy.
Cook and other Apple executives attended the Venice Film Festival in Italy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up in style at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in Italy this weekend, where he rubbed shoulders with some of Hollywood's elite.

He and other Apple executives are promoting "Disclaimer," an Apple TV+ limited series that will premiere at the festival and then debut worldwide in October.

Here is a look at what Cook and his colleagues were up to over the weekend.

Tim Cook walked the red carpet in Venice.

Tim Cook smiles on the red carpet. Ernesto Ruscio

The day before Cook walked the red carpet on August 29, he joined George and Amal Clooney at their 18th-century villa on Lake Como, The Daily Mail reported.

The trio took a boat to dinner at Villa Passalacqua, a 5-star hotel.

Clooney and Brad Pitt are starring in "Wolfs," which is having its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. After a limited theatrical release, it will be available on Apple TV+ on September 27.

During a press conference in Venice on Sunday, Clooney said it was "a bummer" that Apple was not giving the film a wider theatrical release.

Cook is promoting 'Disclaimer,' a limited series.

Tim Cook flanked by Cate Blanchett and Alfonso Cuarón. Eric Charbonneau/Getty

"Disclaimer," which stars Cate Blanchett and was written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, is a "gripping psychological thriller" about a reporter who "built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others," an Apple press release said. The show will be released globally on October 11 on Apple TV+.

He enjoyed a luxury cocktail hour.

Tim Cook smiled at the Hotel Excelsior Pool Bar. Eric Charbonneau/Getty

Cook spent the evening with Blanchett (who is also an executive producer on the series), Cuarón, and Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Services.

They enjoyed a cocktail hour at the hotel Excelsior Pool Bar, a luxury venue with a view.

And a celebration at a swanky hotel.

Tim Cook, Apple executives, and actors from the series are pictured at Palazzina Grassi. Eric Charbonneau/Getty

Cook, flanked by Apple executives and actors from the limited series, was also photographed at Palazzina Grassi, another 5-star luxury venue in Venice. The cost for a night at the hotel ranges from about $650 to $1,850.