The Cannes Film Festival is famous for being a glamorous, A-list event — and this year is bound to not disappoint with stars likeBrad Pitt,Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Selena Gomez all attending with movies in competition.
The annual event kicks off on Tuesday, bringing some of the starriest names and films to the South of France for 11 days of parties and red carpets.
The festival features 21 films competing for the coveted Palme d’Or, the grand prize, which has been awarded to such classics asTaxi DriverandThe Piano. This year,Birdmandirector Alejandro González Iñárritu leads a jury that includes Elle Fanning, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Senegalese actress Maimouna N’Diaye, Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski (Cold War), French comic book creator and director Eric Bilal, Moroccan writer-director Robin Campillo and American director Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff).
No doubt the biggest film up for the event’s main prize is Quentin Tarantino’s latest,Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodwill premiere at Cannes 25 years afterPulp Fictionwon Tarantino his first and only Palme d’Or.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood— also starringLuke Perryin his final role,Kurt Russell,Dakota FanningandLena Dunham— hits theaters July 26.
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Not to be outdone, Jim Jarmusch’s opening night filmThe Dead Don’t Dieboasts one of the starriest casts of the competition.Selena Gomezleads an ensemble that includes Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Rosie Perez, Adam Driver, Danny Glover, Chloe Sevigny, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Steve Buscemi and Carol Kane for a zombie horror comedy. It has the makings of a cult hit like Jarmusch’s best-loved films, includingBroken FlowersandOnly Lovers Left Alive. It opens June 14.
Taron Egerton as Elton John.Paramount Pictures
Lastly, a regular to the festival, Robert Pattinson, returns this year withThe Lighthouse, a sure-to-be creepy period film set in 20th century Maine from the mind ofThe Witchdirector Robert Eggers.
The 2019 Cannes Film Festival runs May 14-25.
source: people.com
