Cynthia Erivo, Eva Longoria and Emily Blunt looked glamorous as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

The actress, 37, channeled her Wicked character, Elphaba Thropp, as she turned heads in a shimmering green gown.

She accessorised with a dazzling diamond necklace, drop earrings and rings while smiling for snaps on the red carpet. 

Meanwhile Eva, 49, put on a busty display in a plunging gold metallic ruched gown, teamed with matching heels and jewellery. 

Emily, 41, looked sensational in an embellished champagne dress by designer Tamara Ralph, with a daring thigh-high split and black bow details.  

Earlier in the day, Emily hinted at the possibility of Devil Wears Prada sequel, as she confirmed there are ‘rumblings’ about making a follow-up film at an In Conversation With event at the festival. 

Cynthia Erivo, Eva Longoria and Emily Blunt looked glamorous as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday

Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez showed off her incredible figure in a dark green mesh dress.  

Will Smith, Michelle Yeoh and Jasmine Tookes also dressed for the occasion as they hit the red carpet. 

Red Sea International Film Festival is a film festival launched in 2019 and held in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia.

The festival mainly focuses on new storytelling trends, as well as emerging talents from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and the rest of the Global South. 

It comes after Cynthia revealed she felt a ‘great responsibility’ to look after Ariana Grande during filming for the blockbuster musical.

The actress was discussing her role in a new interview CBS News where she discussed her friendship with her co-star.

The singer explained that before filming began the pair discussed how they would work together and Cynthia revealed she felt it was important to take care of the popstar.

She added that the pair both knew the film was going to be successful and knew that with all the pressure they would have to work together.

The actress, 37, channeled her Wicked character, Elphaba Thropp, as she turned heads in a shimmering green gown

She accessorised with a dazzling diamond necklace, drop earrings and rings while smiling for snaps on the red carpet

Meanwhile Eva, 49, put on a busty display in a plunging gold metallic ruched gown, teamed with matching heels and jewellery

Eva and Cynthia appeared in high spirits as they had a catch-up on the red carpet

Eva posed for snaps with her adoring fans

She later took to the stage to make a speech

Emily, 41, looked sensational in an embellished champagne dress, with a daring thigh-high split and black bow details

Emily swept her blonde locks up in a bun

Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez showed off her incredible figure in a dark green mesh dress

She boosted her height in nude strappy heels and accessorised with silver jewellery

Will Smith cut a dapper figure in a navy suit and quirky shirt

Jasmine Tookes flaunted her jaw-dropping figure in a stunning white mesh gown

Michelle Yeoh posed in a bold black ruched gown

She told the US news channel: ‘Before we started shooting both of us had a conversation about making sure that we would take care of each other and make the space that we needed for each other, and take, you know, give each other what we needed, be generous with each other in this thing, because we knew it was a big undertaking.

‘We knew we had a big responsibility, but we knew neither of us could really do that alone.’

The West End star also confessed that her and Ariana’s friendship only started when they met to film the musical but they have since developed a strong bond that neither of them had expected.

She went on to say, that despite never having met before, they noticed their chemistry straight away.

The first time the pair met, Cynthia explained that Ariana, 31, came to her house where they chatted and discussed the film and it was there that they knew they would be friends.

And after singing together properly for the first time at director Jon M. Chu’s home after dinner, they made a pact to look out for each other and nurture each other’s talents.

Emily, Cynthia, Mona Zaki and Ahmed Helmy sat front row 

The pair smiled for a slew of stunning snaps

Red Sea International Film Festival is a film festival launched in 2019 and held in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia

The festival mainly focuses on new storytelling trends, as well as emerging talents from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and the rest of the Global South

The festival runs from December 5-12 in the Saudi port city of Jeddah

It comes after Wicked star Cynthia (right) revealed she felt a ‘great responsibility’ to look after Ariana Grande, 31, during filming for the blockbuster musical

During the discussion the singer explained that before filming began the pair discussed how they would work together and Cynthia revealed she felt it was important to take care of the popstar

And the Harriet star candidly discussed how starring in the film, which has already proved a hit, raking in $262 million in the US alone, forced her to confront her vulnerabilities.

Cynthia said: ‘It means people can see the human being behind the character a little bit more, that meant I had to allow myself to do that a little bit, which was terrifying, but I knew it would be meaningful.

‘That was really the only way to play this role.’

And she told the news presenter that she is proud of her portrayal of Elphaba and is excited for others to see the show and even encouraged fans to sing along if that felt right for them. 

She said she didn’t want to be the actress that told fans not to enjoy themselves while watching her film.