Cannes Kicks Off With Peter Jackson and Lack of Hollywood Stars
Cannes Kicks Off With Peter Jackson and Lack of Hollywood Stars
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Film On a sunny and windy afternoon, he walked the red carpet alongside a smattering of celebrities that made their way to Cannes (from Diego Luna to “Emily in Paris” star Lucas Bravo to Tyrese Gibson) and a jury that includes Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgård, and Park Chan-wook, the latter of whom serves as its president. Without as many A-list arrivals, the flashing cameras from the wall of photographers stationed outside the theater remained dark for long stretches of the muted opening ceremony.
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