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Cannes’ Thierry Fremaux Wants ‘Mission: Impossible 8,’ Teases 2025 Fest Lineup and Moves on From the ‘Emilia Perez’ Controversy (EXCLUSIVE)
Cannes' Thierry Fremaux teases the 2025 lineup, his hope to present 'Mission Impossible 8,' the influx of U.S. pics and launch of a safety regulation.
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. Rolling off back-to-back milestone editions that saw Cannes-bowing film 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. 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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