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Cannes Boss On Hollywood Skipping Fest: “I Hope The Studio Films Will Come Back”

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Cannes Film Festival Director Thierry Frémaux was asked at today’s festival presser about Hollywood’s lack of commitment at this year’s fest with big world premieres, and whether Universal’s Fast & Furious 25th anniversary was a make-good. “I hope the studio films come back,” said Frémaux. Post Covid, a handful of summer tentpoles fizzled in their Cannes launch with lackluster reviews, and ultimately, poor box office results. Take your pick on what was unveiled too soon: Warner Bros’ Furiosa in 2024 , Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Pixar’s Elemental in 2023 . In the same breath, there were certainly successes, i.e. Top Gun: Maverick, which was Tom Cruise’s highest grossing film of his career as well as Paramount’s ($1.5B), last year’s Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning ($598.7M) and Warner Bros’ 2022 Elvis ($288.6M) which shot Austin Butler out of a cannon as a leading man, in addition to the pic landing eight Oscar noms.…

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