By FAY STRANG

Their latest movie Gravity is set to open the Venice Film Festival.

It’s no surprise that longtime pals George Clooney and Sandra Bullock were among the first prominent figures to arrive in Italy in anticipation of the major opening on Wednesday.

After riding via coach together, George and Sandra briefly went their separate ways as they hailed water taxis to their hotels.

Mommy’s boy: Sandra Bullock and her son Louis get a water taxi to their Venice hotel on Tuesday

Cruising: George rides along the Grand Canal accompanied by Warner staff in another taxi as Sandra follows behind in a separate boat

While George was joined by some male associates, Sandra kept a close eye on her son Louis.

Earlier on Tuesday, the pair turned a humble coach trip into something of style as they headed to Venice together alongside Sandra’s son Louis.

With her young son in tow, the 49-year-old actress was accompanied by her friend and former co-star George as they boarded the coach departing Lake Como for the Venice Film Festival.

What a view: George and his Warner studio colleagues sailed under the famous Rialto Bridge

What’s that Louis>? Sandra tried to distract her weary son

Looking laid-back the actress wore a pair of black and white shorts with a white broderie anglaise top.

Her long dark locks were tied off her face in casual bun while she covered her eyes with sunglasses.

As she made her way onto the coach she cradled her sleepy looking son, who she adopted back in 2010.

Practically a local: Having attended the Venice Film Festival nearly every year, George is a familiar face in the city

Good weather: Sandra and Louis were greeted with sunshine and blue skies

The wheels on the bus: George Clooney was seen getting on a coach on Tuesday to head to the Venice Film Festival

Company: He was joined by his close friend and co-star Sandra Bullock and her son Louis

George, 52, meanwhile looked his usual handsome self-wearing a leather jacket over his white T-shirt.

George wore a shirt featuring the words ‘casamigos tequila,’ representing the tequila brand he co-produces with Cindy Crawford’s husband, Rande Gerber, who also joined them on the journey.

The silver fox looked in high spirits as they made their way to the coach, clearly excited about his film Gravity opening the film festival.

All aboard: Sandra looked like a very chic coach traveller in shorts and a T-shirt

Excited: George looked happy and relaxed as he left Lake Como for the Venice Film Festival

Helping hand: Sandra was aided as she juggled carrying her son on and off the coach

Comfy: The actress got settled into her seat ahead of the journey

Self promotion: George Clooney wore a T-shirt with the name of the tequila he is producing on it with Rande Gerber – who walked behind him

The gang had no doubt being spending time at George’s villa in Lake Como, where he is known to spend much of his downtime.

Gravity features Sandra as medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone who is on her first Space Shuttle mission accompanied by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George) who is commanding his final expedition. 

During a spacewalk, debris from a satellite crashes into the space shuttle Explorer, leaving it mostly destroyed, and stranding them in space with limited air. Without means of communication with Earth, they must cooperate to survive.

Silver fox: The actor looked handsome with his leather jacket and slicked back hair

On the road: The actors hot footed it to Venice where their film will open the festival

It is the first film from Alfonso Cuarón since the critically acclaimed Children Of Men in 2006 and he co-wrote it alongside his son Jonás.

Speaking about shooting the film alongside her old pal George, who is known for his pranks, Sandra revealed: “This film was so hard that pranks had no place. There was never down time.

‘How are you going to prank someone who’s hanging from a scaffold with 12 wires, rigged up all day? So we had a truce at the very get-go because that just wasn’t the place to prank.’

Gravity will be released on October 4 in the US, and November 8 in the UK.

Getting his sea legs! Sandra seemed in high spirits as she jumped on a water taxi with Louis when they arrived in Venice

Doting mum: The star couldn’t take her eyes off her little one as they whizzed along the canal

Co-stars: The pair play astronauts in the Alfonso Cuarón film