AI children. Korean monsters. Missing Hollywood stars. And Jacob Elordi as Bond?

In this Cannes dispatch, Emma Jones reports from the Film Festival as she and Kaleem Aftab break down some of the festival’s biggest premieres — from Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box to Na Hong-jin’s bonkers sci-fi feature Hope, James Gray’s mafia thriller Paper Tiger, and Léa Seydoux’s acclaimed turn in Gentle Monster.

They also ask:

  • Is Cannes losing its Hollywood glamour?
  • Why are critics so split this year?
  • Are genre films now dominating competition?
  • The growing buzz around breakout title Club Kid

Plus: Javier Bardem in The Beloved, Scarlett Johansson’s absence hits Cannes hard, and Emma wonders if two French actors could walk away with major prizes.

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