The Venice Movie Pageant often makes headlines yearly for quite a lot of causes. There’s the style, the boat entrances, and (in fact) the comically lengthy standing ovations that happen at premieres. Final evening additionally handled followers to a humorous viral second: Jason Momoa slapping Oscar Isaac’s butt. And I can not recover from simply how loud the drive-by spanking was.
Whereas these two A-listers labored collectively on Dune (which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription), they’re as soon as once more sharing the display screen in Julian Schnabel’s drama Within the Hand of Dante. It is world premiere occurred final evening in Venice, and a clip on Twitter is making the rounds of Momoa (loudly) slapping his ass on the press line. Test it out beneath:
Lmaoo not Jason momoa slapping daddy Oscar’s asss within the purple carpet 😭😭 the sound it made when he slapped it 😭 pic.twitter.com/CkfsdwMKbnSeptember 4, 2025
Now that is a critical love faucet. Moderately than a sneaky slap as he walked previous Isaac, Jason Momoa wound up and gave him a serous spank. On high of how loud this was, the Star Wars icon might be proven saying “ow!” in response. I’ve to imagine that he stored feeling that as he continued followers and doing signings whereas on the premiere.
Clearly there is a ton of affection between these two actors, who helped lead the Dune forged record. Whereas Leto Atreides and Duncan Idaho had been shut in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, I’ve to marvel how their characters will really feel about one another throughout Within the Hand of Dante. The make up solely two components of a forged filled with stars, together with Gerard Butler, Gal Gadot, John Malkovich, Al Pacino, and Martin Scorsese.
True to the competition, Within the Hand of Dante obtained a whopping 9 and a half minutes of applause following its Venice premiere. You’ll be able to see a clip pf that ovation beneath, courtesy of Selection:
Oscar Isaac beams as “Within the Hand of Dante” earns an 8-minute standing ovation on the #VeniceFilmFestivalhttps://t.co/mQzcjHS1VR pic.twitter.com/MeKtxK9uSASeptember 3, 2025
Other than his skills and basic badassery, Jason Momoa is thought for his gregarious character. Whether or not Momoa goes viral for dancing or rocking a Hawaiian malo on late evening reveals, the 46 year-old actor has a behavior of being unapologetically himself and charming followers within the course of. So him (loudly) slapping Oscar Isaac’s butt on the Venice Movie Pageant may be very on model.
I’ve to imagine that filming a venture like Dune is uniquely bonding for the forged and crew. Villeneuve filmed the planet of Arrakis in Jordan and Abu Dhabi, and people distinctive desert settings are in contrast to most filming circumstances. Each Isaac and Momoa had been already skilled with style work, which is perhaps why it was really easy for them to attach. Whereas Momoa will reprise his position in Dune 3, it does not appear that Isaac will observe swimsuit. Fortunately they acquired to movie and now promote their new film collectively.
It is at present unclear when Within the Hand of Dante will get its large theatrical launch, both on the 2025 film launch record or past. Hopefully these two actors can do interviews collectively and create extra viral moments within the course of.