<p>The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be a who's who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers this May, and feature a record six women filmmakers in competition, the organisers announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Wes Anderson's <em>Asteroid City </em>will alone bring a cavalcade of stars to the red carpet, including Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson.</p>.<p>It is competing among 19 films for the top prize Palme d'Or when the festival returns to the Cote d'Azur from May 16 to 27.</p>.<p>Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore will be present for a romance by director Todd Haynes, <em>May/December,</em> while veteran filmmakers such as Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are also competing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/harrison-fords-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-fest-1206536.html" target="_blank">Harrison Ford's 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' to premiere at Cannes Film Fest</a></strong></p>.<p>The festival had already bagged some glitzy Hollywood premieres, including the new Indiana Jones and Martin Scorsese movies, as well as the comeback film from Johnny Depp.</p>.<p>Scorsese's <em>Killers of the Flower Moon,</em> starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, currently has an out-of-competition slot, but may end up in the contest, festival director Thierry Fremaux said, without giving a clear explanation.</p>.<p>Also playing out of competition is a documentary about wartime Amsterdam, <em>Occupied City</em>, by celebrated British director Steve McQueen (<em>12 Years a Slave)</em>, which Fremaux described as "a very radical film of several hours".</p>.<p>Victory in Cannes can give a major boost for arthouse cinema such as last year's winner <em>Triangle of Sadness,</em> which went on to pick up several Oscar nominations.</p>.<p>Its director, Sweden's Ruben Ostlund, heads this year's jury.</p>.<p>Hollywood also loves the French Riviera as a launchpad for its glossier fare, with <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em> and <em>Elvis</em> getting their world premieres at the festival last year.</p>.<p>This year will see <em>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,</em> with Harrison Ford as guest of honour for his fifth and final appearance as the iconic adventuring archaeologist, alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas.</p>.<p>A fiery start is already guaranteed thanks to opening night film <em>Jeanne du Barry</em>, which sees Depp play French king Louis XV in his first role since an explosive defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.</p>.<p>Depp will be joined by his daughter Lily Rose Depp, who stars in "The Idol", a TV series playing out of competition that was produced by musician Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. The show has had a tumultuous production with reports of major rewrites midway-through.</p>.<p>As if that was not enough to inflame social media, the star and director of <em>Jeanne du Barry</em>, Maiwenn, had a criminal complaint lodged against her last week for allegedly assaulting a journalist -- yanking his head back and spitting in his face -- in a Paris restaurant.</p>.<p>Meanwhile arthouse fans are particularly excited for the return of British director Jonathan Glazer with a Holocaust-set romance <em>The Zone of Interest </em>based on a novel by Martin Amis.</p>.<p>The competition also includes past Palme winners Nanni Moretti and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, as well as celebrated auteurs such as South Korea's Hirokazu Kore-eda and Finland's Aki Kaurismaki.</p>
<p>The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be a who's who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers this May, and feature a record six women filmmakers in competition, the organisers announced on Thursday.</p>.<p>Wes Anderson's <em>Asteroid City </em>will alone bring a cavalcade of stars to the red carpet, including Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson.</p>.<p>It is competing among 19 films for the top prize Palme d'Or when the festival returns to the Cote d'Azur from May 16 to 27.</p>.<p>Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore will be present for a romance by director Todd Haynes, <em>May/December,</em> while veteran filmmakers such as Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are also competing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/harrison-fords-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-to-premiere-at-cannes-film-fest-1206536.html" target="_blank">Harrison Ford's 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' to premiere at Cannes Film Fest</a></strong></p>.<p>The festival had already bagged some glitzy Hollywood premieres, including the new Indiana Jones and Martin Scorsese movies, as well as the comeback film from Johnny Depp.</p>.<p>Scorsese's <em>Killers of the Flower Moon,</em> starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, currently has an out-of-competition slot, but may end up in the contest, festival director Thierry Fremaux said, without giving a clear explanation.</p>.<p>Also playing out of competition is a documentary about wartime Amsterdam, <em>Occupied City</em>, by celebrated British director Steve McQueen (<em>12 Years a Slave)</em>, which Fremaux described as "a very radical film of several hours".</p>.<p>Victory in Cannes can give a major boost for arthouse cinema such as last year's winner <em>Triangle of Sadness,</em> which went on to pick up several Oscar nominations.</p>.<p>Its director, Sweden's Ruben Ostlund, heads this year's jury.</p>.<p>Hollywood also loves the French Riviera as a launchpad for its glossier fare, with <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em> and <em>Elvis</em> getting their world premieres at the festival last year.</p>.<p>This year will see <em>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,</em> with Harrison Ford as guest of honour for his fifth and final appearance as the iconic adventuring archaeologist, alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas.</p>.<p>A fiery start is already guaranteed thanks to opening night film <em>Jeanne du Barry</em>, which sees Depp play French king Louis XV in his first role since an explosive defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.</p>.<p>Depp will be joined by his daughter Lily Rose Depp, who stars in "The Idol", a TV series playing out of competition that was produced by musician Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. The show has had a tumultuous production with reports of major rewrites midway-through.</p>.<p>As if that was not enough to inflame social media, the star and director of <em>Jeanne du Barry</em>, Maiwenn, had a criminal complaint lodged against her last week for allegedly assaulting a journalist -- yanking his head back and spitting in his face -- in a Paris restaurant.</p>.<p>Meanwhile arthouse fans are particularly excited for the return of British director Jonathan Glazer with a Holocaust-set romance <em>The Zone of Interest </em>based on a novel by Martin Amis.</p>.<p>The competition also includes past Palme winners Nanni Moretti and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, as well as celebrated auteurs such as South Korea's Hirokazu Kore-eda and Finland's Aki Kaurismaki.</p>