"When the lineup was announced last month, one aspect immediately stood out: the near-total absence of major Hollywood studio films. There is no big American movie this year, said Scott Roxborough, the European bureau chief of the Hollywood Reporter and a festival veteran. Usually there's at least one major tent-pole title premiering at Cannes or using the festival to launch its European release. In recent years, Cannes has hosted premieres for Mission: Impossible the Final Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
"Only two American films are competing for the Palme d'Or: Ira Sachs's Aids-era musical fantasy The Man I Love, starring Rami Malek and Rebecca Hall, and James Gray's crime drama Paper Tiger, featuring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson both majority-financed outside the US. Meanwhile, in the Un Certain Regard slot, there will be premieres for Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring Gillian Anderson, and Jordan Firstman's directorial debut Club Kid."
"The Hollywood star Andy Garcia's noir-ish Diamond, starring Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman, will be shown out of competition, as will John Travolta's directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, an adaptation of his own 1997 book about a young aviation enthusiast. The festival's director, Thierry Fremaux, has argued Cannes is simply reflecting wider indus"
Cannes has long been associated with Hollywood glamour and major studio premieres. The 2026 festival, running from Tuesday until 23 May, presents a different lineup with a near-total absence of major Hollywood studio films. No large American tent-pole title is scheduled for premiere or to launch a European release. Only two American films compete for the Palme d’Or: The Man I Love, an AIDS-era musical fantasy starring Rami Malek and Rebecca Hall, and Paper Tiger, a crime drama starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, both majority-financed outside the U.S. Un Certain Regard includes Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Club Kid. Diamond and Propeller One-Way Night Coach are shown out of competition.
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