PARIS, April 13 — The Cannes Film Festival will hope to relaunch the industry’s hopes with another star-packed line-up to be announced tomorrow.
The selection committee, who have been working their way through more than 2,000 entries in recent weeks, have a tough act to follow after last year’s vintage edition. The organisers have left it late to announce who will chair the jury this year, but Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard are among the favourites according to industry insiders.
Many are hoping to see the return of David Cronenberg, whose upcoming sci-fi/horror cross-over stars Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux., who takes a new direction withAnother possibility is Terrence Malick, who won previously forstarring Brad Pitt. His new film follows the life of Jesus Christ and stars Mark Rylance as Satan.