Cannes’ Thierry Fremaux Wants ‘Mission: Impossible 8,’ Teases 2025 Fest Lineup and Moves on From the ‘Emilia Perez’ Controversy (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Days ahead of the anticipated press conference unveiling the lineup, Cannes Film Festival‘s chief Thierry Fremaux has managed to keep a certain mystery around this year’s Official Selection, despite the numerous predictions flourishing on social media.
Even “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning” hasn’t been officially confirmed by neither Cannes nor Paramount, but Fremaux tells Variety in an exclusive interview that he’s hoping to get a final go from the studio soon.
Rolling off back-to-back milestone editions that saw Cannes-bowing films go on to win Oscars, such as “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest” in 2023 and “Anora,” “The Substance,” “Emilia Perez” and “Flow” in 2024, Fremaux suggests he’s received a record number of movies, especially from the U.S.
While some have suggested that the 2025 edition feels like the first post-strike Cannes, Fremaux says it “seems that Hollywood is in a period of transition.” Certainly hoping to follow in the Palme d’Or-to-best picture Oscar footsteps of Sean Baker, American filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Kelly Reichardt, Ari Aster, Kristen Stewart and Wes Anderson are expected to present their movies at Cannes.
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