Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux has confirmed Wes Anderson’s latest film The French Dispatch and Paul Verhoeven’s drama Benedetta will be selected for this year’s festival.As reported by blog Rappler.com, Frémaux told a recent HFPA Q&A: “I won’t tell you any titles except the films that we all know were already selected from last year, including by Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch) and Paul Verhoeven (Benedetta).
They will be back in the Official Selection.”We have confirmed the update with the festival.Anderson’s starry film brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th Century French city.
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