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Halle Berry Says ‘I Don’t Know’ if James Bond Should Be a Woman, Doubts Jinx Spinoff Movie Will Get Made at Amazon: ‘It Should’ve Happened’ Already
All eyes were on Halle Berry as the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with its jury press conference.
Binoche serves as the president of this year’s jury, which beyond Strong and Berry, also includes “All We Imagine as Light” director Payal Kapadia, South Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, Italian actor Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese documentarist Dieudo Hamadi and Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas. This year’s competition lineup includes plenty of heavy hitters, including Wes Anderson’s latest feature “The Phoenician Scheme”; Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal; Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau’s “Alpha”; Oliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound,” starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor as lovers; Richard Linklater’s “New Wave,” which depicts the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal 1960 film “Breathless”; “Die My Love” from director Lynne Ramsay, led by Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson; Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind,” featuring O’Connor in his second competition film as well as Alana Haim; and Joachim Trier’s comedy-drama “Sentimental Value,” starring his “Worst Person in the World” lead Renate Reinsve. Films premiering out of competition include Tom Cruise’s latest “Mission: Impossible” installment “The Final Reckoning,” Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” with Denzel Washington and ASAP Rocky and Rebecca Zlotowski’s “A Private Life” starring Jodie Foster.
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