Cannes Film Festival Lineup to Include New Films From Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Jonathan Glazer
thewrap.com“Killers of the Flower Moon” will screen out-of-competition on May 20, while James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the final installment in the franchise begun in 1982 by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, will also screen in an out-of-competition slot.French director and actress Maïwenn will have the opening-night film with “Jeanne du Barry,” which stars Johnny Depp in his first film since his court battle with Amber Heard.
And Pedro Almodovar’s short film “Strange Way of Life,” which stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, was also confirmed in advance of Thursday’s announcement.Other films screening out of competition include “The Idol,” directed by Sam Levinson and starring The Weeknd, and “Occupied City,” a film about Amsterdam from British director Steve McQueen.The Un Certain Regard section, which is typically devoted to films from less established directors, includes Australian director Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy,” starring Cate Blanchett.Additional films are typically added to the Cannes lineup in the weeks leading up to the festival.
The films were chosen from more than 2,000 submissions, according to Fremaux.As usual, no films from Netflix will screen in Cannes.
The streaming giant refuses to go along with Cannes rules that require competition films to abide by the extensive theater-only windows demanded by the French exhibition industry – and while Cannes has invited Netflix to screen its films out of competition, the company has refused to do so.
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