Actors Watson, Foy star in "Romeo and Juliet"-inspired 2020 Pirelli calendar
A photograph of British actor Emma Watson for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS
VERONA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian photographer Paolo Roversi took inspiration from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" for the 2020 Pirelli calendar, which features Hollywood names such as Emma Watson and Kristen Stewart as well as transgender model and actor Indya Moore.
Set in Verona, where Shakespeare's play takes place, the calendar, entitled "Looking for Juliet", was presented in the northern Italian city on Tuesday.
It is being accompanied by a short film in which Roversi portrays a movie director looking to cast his Juliet.
A photograph of U.S. actor Indya Moore for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS
First released in the 1960s, the Pirelli calendar, which has a limited publication run and is gifted to clients of the Italian tyre maker, has moved away from scantily-dressed models to more artistic themes in recent years.
"Society is changing very, very fast and the Pirelli calendar too is changing," Roversi told Reuters.
"It couldn’t stay the same since 30 years (ago) ... it is interesting to see how the Pirelli calendar is following the evolution of society and photography, of the aesthetic, of the idea of beauty of women," he said.
A photograph of U.S. actor Kristen Stewart for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS
As well as Watson, Stewart and Moore, this year's edition also features actors Claire Foy, Yara Shahidi and Mia Goth as well as Chinese singer Chris Lee, Spanish singer Rosalia and Roversi’s daughter, artist Stella Roversi.
(Reporting by Emily Roe; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Gareth Jones)
A photograph of Spanish singer Rosalia for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS A photograph of U.S. actor Yara Shahidi for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS A photograph of British actor Claire Foy for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS A photograph of British actor Mia Goth for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERSA photograph of Chinese singer and actor Chris Lee for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERSA photograph of British actor Mia Goth for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERSA photograph of French-Italian artist Stella Roversi for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by her father, Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout via REUTERS Photographer Paolo Roversi poses at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoStella Roversi, photographer Paolo Roversi and his wife pose at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoActor Whoopi Goldberg and photographer Paolo Roversi pose as they arrive at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoWhoopi Goldberg, Mia Goth, Yara Shahidi, Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, Claire Foy and CEO of Pirelli Marco Tronchetti Provera pose at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoActor Claire Foy poses at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoFormula One group CEO, Chase Carey, and Managing Director of Commercial Operations Sean Bratches pose at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoActor Yara Shahidi poses at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoActor Whoopi Goldberg poses with a William Shakespeare book at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoChief Executive Officer of Pirelli Marco Tronchetti Provera poses as he arrives at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoActor Mia Goth poses as she arrives at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoPresident of Confindustria Vincenzo Boccia poses as he arrives at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoStella Roversi poses at the launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar in the northern Italian city of Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoA tourist takes a picture of the wall covered by love messages in Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoA couple kisses on Juliet's Balcony in Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoA couple leaves a symbolic padlock in the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoA tourist poses beside Juliet's statue in the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoSouvenirs are seen near Juliet's Balcony in Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoTourists pose beside Juliet's statue in the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoThe bronze statue of Juliette Capulet stands near Juliet's Balcony in Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoA tourist is seen near a wall covered with love messages written on gum in the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoSymbolic padlocks for Juliet left by visitors are seen in the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoTourists visit the courtyard of Via Cappello 23, which is today known as Juliet's House, in Verona, Italy, December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
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