Spike Lee to Lead 2021 Cannes Film Festival Jury

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterKelvin Harrison Jr., the breakout star of festival hits “Luce” and “Waves,” has landed the leading role in Searchlight Pictures’ “Chevalier de Saint-Georges.”Harrison Jr. will play the title character, known historically as the Black Mozart, an illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs a critic committed to maintaining a certain professional distance with those whose work I might review, I don’t often play the fan in the presence of filmmakers.

Cannes’ film market, the Marché du Film, has confirmed the dates for its four-day online-only event this May. The virtual "Pre-Cannes Screenings" will take place from Tuesday, May 25 through Friday, May 28 and be hosted on the market's marchedufilm.com platform.

Kim Kardashian, 41, proved she’s just like the rest of us when she stopped at McDonald’s in Calabasas, CA for a late night food craving. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was photographed holding a small bag and eating French fries while walking outside of the fast food restaurant and was accompanied by a man who is believed to be her security guard.

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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFresh off the success of HBO Max release “It’s a Sin,” which built on the achievement of 2019’s “Years and Years,” Welsh writer-showrunner-producer Russell T. Davies is set to receive the 2021 Canneseries Excellence Award.The plaudit will be presented to Davies on March 23 during an online conversation hosted by Canneseries, the Cannes International Series Festival, French pay TV giant Canal Plus and online news site Konbini.

the company said in a statement posted on Twitter. “We are proud of the talented cast and crew behind COLOR OUT OF SPACE.

Spike Lee, who was set to lead last year’s jury for the Cannes Film Festival that was ultimately cancelled by the pandemic, will preside over this year’s jury instead.

Best Actor predictions included Riz Ahmed for Sound of Metal, Anthony Hopkins for The Father and Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian for Best Actor; and Judas and the Black Messiah's Daniel Kaluuya, and Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial of the Chicago 7 for supporting actor. Meanwhile, Best Actress nominees include Mank's Amanda Seyfried, Pieces of a Woman's Vanessa Kirby, Nomadland's Frances McDormand, The Father's Olivia Colman, and Andra Day for The United States vs.

One Night in Miami, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman. Best Actor nominations include Chadwick Boseman, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun, Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins, while Best Actress nominees include Carey Mulligan, Vanessa Kirby, Viola Davis, Frances McDormand and Andra Day.

France Channels, a Britbox-style streaming service dedicated to French content, will launch in the U.S. in Q2, 2021.

It is refreshing to see that the Hollywood movie scene isn’t just a young person’s game anymore — as Vogue’s 2021 Hollywood portfolio of the year’s 27 biggest stars contains some names and faces that have been dazzling on the silver screen for many decades now.

Spoke Studios, the Wheelhouse-owned producer behind History’s Tim Allen show Assembly Required, is adapting a French comedy gameshow in the U.S.

Pepe Le Pew is not going to be included in Warner Bros new Space Jam sequel.

Little Mix, Christine And The Queens, Rita Ora, The Staves and others have used their platforms to celebrate women today (March 8) for the annual campaign.Christine And The Queens wrote on Twitter (as translated from French to English) to “listen to female performers every day of the year” to support female-identifying people making art.Meanwhile, Rita Ora wrote: “There is no force greater than a group of unified women.

Pepé Le Pew will not be starring in the upcoming theatrical sequel “Space Jam: A New Legacy” set to be released July 16.

EXCLUSIVE: He starred in the first Warner Bros. Space Jam movie back in 1996, however, Pepe Le Pew will not be showing up at all in the upcoming theatrical sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy on July 16.