For movie enthusiasts, the Cannes Film Festival marks an eagerly awaited event each year. Scheduled to commence next week, from May 14 to 25, 2024, anticipation is running high as cinephiles eagerly await the unveiling of cinematic treasures. While the festival is bound to offer its usual share of surprises, we've compiled a list of the top five most anticipated films set to premiere at Cannes. These cinematic gems are sure to captivate audiences and are not to be missed.
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Nine years ago, Cannes Film Festival witnessed the spectacular debut of 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' leaving audiences awestruck and eventually earning six Oscars. Now, director George Miller returns with a prequel, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,' which introduces a younger incarnation of Charlize Theron's iconic character, portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy. Alongside Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke round out the star-studded cast.
Departing from tradition, this instalment marks the first in the franchise where Max is not the central figure. Early buzz suggests that viewers won't even miss him, underscoring the film's potential to stand on its own. Nevertheless, 'Furiosa' faces the daunting task of matching the unparallelled success of its predecessor, a benchmark against which every action film of the past decade has been measured.
‘Kinds Of Kindness’
Following their success with the Oscar-winning 'Poor Things,' director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone reunite for 'Kinds of Kindness,' a three-hour anthology film featuring an impressive ensemble cast. Alongside Stone, the film stars acclaimed actors such as Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, and Hunter Schafer. Departing from the steampunk aesthetics of their previous collaboration, 'Kinds of Kindness' explores a contemporary American setting with a tone described as ‘hostile’ and aggressive." This shift in direction is sure to intrigue fans of Lanthimos' early work, particularly his breakout film, Dogtooth, which remains unparallelled in the eyes of many enthusiasts of the Greek weird-wave genre.
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'Megalopolis'
Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project, 'Megalopolis,' is an epic science fiction drama set in a reimagined modern America post a catastrophic disaster. Coppola, serving as writer, director, and producer, assembles an impressive ensemble cast including Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman.
The film has been a labour of love for Coppola, who conceived the idea in 1977 and began active development in 1983. As anticipation mounts, fans eagerly await Coppola's visionary exploration of this dystopian landscape and the complex narratives woven through it.
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‘Emilia Perez‘
Renowned French director Jacques Audiard continues his Cannes legacy with his latest film, a Mexico-set musical melodrama. This time, his narrative centres on a cartel boss who opts for sex reassignment surgery as a means to retire from the criminal underworld, evade law enforcement, and embrace a new gender identity. The star-studded cast features Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Édgar Ramírez, and Selena Gomez, promising a cinematic experience as bold and intriguing as its premise. Cannes audiences are undoubtedly eager to witness Audiard's latest cinematic masterpiece unfold on the big screen.
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