Cannes 2024: Jacques Audiard’s Zoe Saldana-Selena Gomez Movie, Andrea Arnold’s Barry Keoghan Film, Cronenberg and More in the Mix
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent At last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford and Scarlett Johansson hit the red carpet to premiere their latest big movies.
But Hollywood may have a much lighter presence at the 2024 edition of one of the world’s most notable film festivals. The culprit is the combination of last year’s actors and writers strikes, which created production delays, as well as a tough economy that’s leading studios to tighten the purse-strings.
But there will still be stars on the Croisette, in addition to “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig, who will be presiding over the jury.
Based on intelligence from industry insiders on both sides of the Atlantic, the upcoming edition will have a larger emphasis on European auteurs, along the lines of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” which were each nominated for five Oscars.
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