After a lot of anticipation, the Cannes Film Festival is finally returning to the French Riviera this week, and the lineup is as impressive as it gets. Some of the year’s most anticipated films will premiere at this prestigious festival, and these five are worth looking forward to.
Asteroid City
Wes Anderson’s latest film takes place during a Junior Stargazer convention during the ’50s, and its star-studded cast includes the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, and Edward Norton.
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Todd Haynes’ next film stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, and it centers on a couple with a large age gap, whose marriage comes buckling down under the pressure of their scandalous past after an actress visits them to do research for a film about their life.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s new film centers on the mysterious murders of the Osage tribe, which sparked a major FBI investigation during the 1920s, and it’s led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The latest film in the Indiana Jones franchise will have its world premiere out of competition in Cannes, and it will mark Harrison Ford’s last time in the role of our favorite archeologist.
Elemental
Pixar’s new film Elemental will close the festival this year, and it takes place in a city where fire, water, land, and air residents try to live together in perfect harmony.