Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis,' David Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future,' 'Top Gun: Maverick' and more are heading to Cannes
During the pandemic, no major film festival was all shook up more than Cannes, forced to cancel the 2020 event and shifting dates to mid-summer for an overstocked comeback event the following year. Now, this all-important showcase for global art cinema looks to be finding its feet again, thanks to a diverse lineup that includes everything from Baz Luhrmann’s “” to the directorial debut of Presley’s real-life granddaughter, Riley Keough, whose “Beast” is set on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Accompanied by outgoing festival president Pierre Lescure, Frémaux announced the opening film, Michel Hazanvicius’ “Final Cut,” which had originally been selected for Sundance, but was pulled after that festival went virtual amid a mid-January surge of the Omicron variant. Last year, as a way of celebrating the end of the pandemic, the official lineup swelled to 80 titles, whereas just 49 were announced at the press conference — though Frémaux indicated that a few more would follow next week. Additions are likely to include more films by women, possibly even some from Africa.
Fremaux also pointed out the jury will be announced after the Official Selection and not the other way around as in previous years. He suggested the delay in assembling the jury was due to talent availability.
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