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May 23, 2012

"The Impossible" may be screened, by surprise, and for the first time in Cannes

Cannes Planning Surprise Screening Of Non-Fest Films; What’s On The List?

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor,
22 May 2012


EXCLUSIVE: In a move that would amount to the Cannes Film Festival‘s very own clip reel of unfinished upcoming movies, it has heard that a screening of footage from select films will take place in an official venue on Thursday. Details are scarce, but pics that could be in the surprise pack include Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Impossible, the tsunami movie starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, and Wong Kar Wai’s martial arts bio The Grandmasters. Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master might also be included, although the Weinsteins showed footage from those films last night.

Other films are expected to be in the mix for what is heard will be an hourlong showing that will be open to all accredited fest attendees. This is a new move for the festival and could drum up some extra heat. The screening, it's understood, will take place at the Salle du Soixantième — the same venue where the roof was damaged by heavy winds the other day. Only this time, the festival will look to blow the roof off on purpose.


2 comments:

green said...

This is great news. I just wonder why didn't it go for an official Cannes entry.

Emma C said...

Thank you for Naomi.