Cannes Predictions: ‘Elvis,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ George Miller’s New Film Among Likely Premieres
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Cannes Film Festival is hoping to attract the likes of Baz Luhrmann, George Miller and David Cronenberg for its 75th anniversary.
The milestone edition of the sun-dappled celebration of all things cinema may even land a megastar in the form of Tom Cruise, who festival organizers are banking can be convinced to unveil “Top Gun: Maverick,” giving Cannes the kind of blowout premiere that makes the French festival an unforgettable experience.The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 17 to May 28, and the full selection will be revealed in the third week of April.
Of course, things can shift, and movies that were expected to hit the Croisette may end up taking a detour, either because they won’t be finished in time or because their teams rethought their rollout plans.
That said, Variety has collected intel from a bevy of well-informed sources to come up with the most deeply reported list so far of hotly anticipated titles that we expect to see this May in the South of France.
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