The Cannes Film Festival opening night is going to be pretty incredible.
Already chosen for the opening is “Jeanne duBarry,” which features an extended cameo from Johnny Depp. The actor will not miss the red carpet at the Palais, believe me. He needs this exposure for his comeback, whatever that may be.
I already told that Chiara Mastroianni, daughter of Catherine Deneuve and the late Marcello Mastoianna, will appear on stage opening night and help open the festival. Both her parents are/were Cannes darlings. I scooped that Deneuve’s photograph is being used this year on the festival poster.
Now comes from two time Oscar winner Michael Douglas that he will also be part of the opening night ceremony. This is great news. Douglas is one of our great actors and movie stars. He won the acting Oscar in 1986 for “Wall Street.” He also won the producer’s Oscar for making “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” in 1975. His other acclaimed performances include “Fatal Attraction,” “The China Syndrome,” “Solitary Man,” “Wonder Boys,” “Traffic,” and “The American President.” His “Falling Down” is a cult classic.
Douglas may be the only American on stage as director Ruben Ostlund is head of the jury. We’ll see who Ostlund enlists. It’s not clear if Douglas will stick around the festival. He’s taking his family, including Oscar winning wife Catherine Zeta Jones, on a European vacation.
