The 2024 Cannes Movie Competition lineup is lastly being revealed on the sliver of daybreak (stateside, anyway) on Thursday, April 10. Competition director Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch will unveil this yr’s crop of movies throughout the numerous sections, from the Competitors to Un Sure Regard, throughout a press convention starting at 5 a.m. ET. Observe alongside beneath as IndieWire updates this checklist with the introduced titles.
The 77th version of Cannes involves the Côte d’Azur Might 14 by way of 25, and some titles are already confirmed to be within the combine. There’s Francis Ford Coppola’s self-funded epic “Megalopolis,” which has already screened for a rarified few in the USA to a lot awe and hypothesis over what distributor would possibly tackle Coppola’s experimental imaginative and prescient. For his first characteristic since 2011’s “Twixt,” Coppola gathered a solid together with Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, and Jason Schwartzman for a sci-fi imaginative and prescient of a ruined NYC-like metropolis. Coppola beforehand gained Palme d’Or honors for “The Dialog” and “Apocalypse Now,” and it was already confirmed previous to Thursday’s lineup announcement that “Megalopolis” will obtain a Competitors premiere, making Coppola eligible for the Palme once more. Coppola’s buddy George Lucas will obtain the Honorary Palme d’Or on the pageant’s closing ceremony.
Additionally headed to the pageant Out of Competitors is George Miller’s “Furiosa,” his prequel to 2015 Cannes premiere “Mad Max: Fury Street.” The movie will deliver stars like Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Chris Hemsworth to the Grand Théâtre Lumière for some flashy red-carpet moments.
And bringing star wattage to Cannes is Kevin Costner together with his two-part directorial effort “Horizon: An America Saga,” premiering Out of Competitors earlier than the 2 movies hit theaters this summer season. Idiosyncratic French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux’s star-studded comedy “The Second Act” will open the pageant, bringing Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, and Raphaël Quenard to the Croisette. The movie can be debuting Out of Competitors.
Movies like David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Sorts of Kindness” are in the meantime closely tipped to premiere in Cannes. We’ll see. As beforehand introduced, Greta Gerwig serves as president of the Competitors jury.
Observe alongside beneath with reside updates because the lineup is revealed. It’s also possible to watch the reside stream of the announcement on the backside of this publish.
Opening Night time
“The Second Act” (dir. Quentin Dupieux; Out of Competitors)
Out of Competitors
“Furiosa” (dir. George Miller)
“Horizon: An America Saga” (dir. Kevin Costner)
“She’s Bought No Title” (dir. Peter Ho-sun Chan)
“Rumours” (dir. Man Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson)
In Competitors
“Megalopolis” (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Un Sure Regard
“The Shameless” (dir. Konstantin Bojanov)
“Norah” (dir. Tawfik Alzaidi)
“Le Royaume” (dir. Julien Colonna)
“Vingt Dieux” (dir. Louise Courvoisier)
“Le Proces du Chien” (dir. Laetitia Dosch)
“The Village Subsequent to Paradise” (dir. Mo Harawe)
“Black Canine” (dir. Guan Hu)
“September Says” (dir. Ariane Labed)
Particular Screenings
“La Belle de Gaza” (dir. Yolande Zauberman)
“Apprendre” (dir. Claire Simon)
“The Invasion” (dir. Sergei Loznitsa)
“Ernest Cole, Misplaced and Discovered” (dir. Raoul Peck)
“Le Fil” (dir. Daniel Auteuil)
Cannes Premiere
“Miséricorde” (dir. Alain Guiraudie)
“C’est Pas Moi” (dir. Leos Carax)
“Everyone Loves Touda” (dir. Nabil Ayouch)
“The Marching Band” (dir. Emmanuel Courcol)
“Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot” (dir. Rithy Panh)
“Le Roman de Jim” (dirs. Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu)
Midnight
“Twilight of the Warrior” (dir. Cheang Pou-soi)
“I, the Executioner” (dir. Ryoo Seung-wan)
“The Surfer” (dir. Lorcan Finnegan)
“The Balconettes” (dir. Noemie Merlant)