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Demi Moore’s ‘The Substance’ World Premiere Gets A 13-Minute Ovation At Cannes

Demi Mooremade her debut in theCannesFilm Festivals official selection Sunday evening with the competition titleThe Substance. Its an offer that comes with a twist. It has been an incredible ride, she said in brief remarks. (L-R) Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore on ‘The Substance’ red carpet at Cannes on SundayPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Per the official synopsis forThe Substance: It generates another you. A new, younger, more beautiful, more perfect you....

Diane Kruger On David Cronenberg’s Personal Grief That Informed ‘The Shrouds’: “He Was Reliving A Little Bit Of His Life Every Time I Came On Screen”

We talked for hours about the script and why he wanted to make this movie. DEADLINE: Are you a fan of his movies? KRUGER: Yeah, very much so. Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger in David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds.‘Gravetech Productions/Sbc productions I remember as a kid watchingThe Flyand being completely terrorized. So, I feel like hes always been part of my subconsciousness. Any actor would drop everything to get the chance to work with someone like that....

Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar Win For ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Is A Game-Changer For Animation And Gkids Is Ready To Reap The Rewards

WhenHayao Miyazakis long-awaited and supposed swansongThe Boy and the Heronopened at No. There, he programmed films such asKikis Delivery Servicein 1999 and curated a Miyazaki retrospective the following year. I started crying five minutes in, he says. ‘The Boy and the Heron’Orimedia Both Jesteadt and Beckman credit the audience for grappling with one of Miyazakis deeper and more philosophical films. Looking ahead, Beckman believes this is just the beginning of the potential of the genre....

Jeff Daniels Feared ‘Dumb & Dumber’ Toilet Scene Would “End” His Career

Jeff Danielsis recalling filmingDumb and Dumberand the infamous toilet scene. Daniels starred in the 1994 comedy as Harry, opposite Jim Carrey. Harry has digestive problems in one scene and ends up in a toilet that doesnt flush. Jeff DanielsKevin Winter / Getty Images / New Line Daniels thought filming this scene would be a bad move for his career. I told Jim, This is either the beginning of my career or the end of it....

Sean “Diddy” Combs Apologizes For Hotel Attack On Girlfriend

Sean Diddy Combs on Sunday posted a video apology onInstagramfor a 2016 assault on his then-girlfriend,Cassie Ventura. My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video, he said on Instagram. Sean “Diddy” CombsRebecca Sapp/WireImage for The Recording Academy/Getty I was disgusted then when I did it. Im disgusted now, he added. I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab....

Somali Director Mo Harawe Talks History-Making Cannes Title ‘The Village Next To Paradise’: “For 70% Of The Crew, It Was First Time On A Film Set”

Deadline caught up with Harawe ahead of the Cannes premiere. DEADLINE:How are you feeling about going to Cannes with your first feature film? I could sense the rhythm of the film even while shooting. The Village Next To ParadiseFreibeuter Film With this film, we shot for three months, and every day was a different challenge. Although I wrote the script myself. We would have seen how difficult it was going to be and I would have given up, maybe....

Watch Kevin Costner Being Honored With France’s Order of Arts and Letters In Cannes As Culture Minister Declares: “I Will Always Love You”

Kevin Costnerwas honored withFrances Order of Arts and Letter at theCannesFilm Festival on Sunday, ahead of the Out of Competition world premiere of his two-part Western epicHorizon: An American Saga. You represent the America of wide spaces, the America of free minds, the America of cinema and the love of culture that we share on both sides of the Atlantic, French Culture MinisterRachida Datisaid in a speech paying tribute to the actor....

‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón On How Movie Champions Trans Rights: “We’re Just Normal People” – Cannes

Such was the case Sunday morning forEmila Perez. People who are trans are subjected to insults or death threats because they exist. In Mexico, there are harsh phrases when addressing trans people. (L-R) Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón at the photocall for ‘Emilia Perez’ in Cannes on SundayGetty Images It can be gross, the actress explained. Watch on Deadline I think we should be taken for what we are....

‘Hit Man’ Director Richard Linklater Laments Hollywood’s “Sexless Characters, Superheroes Without Genitalia”

DirectorRichard Linklaterrues that Hollywood has taken to creating sexless characters and superheroes without genitalia. Linklater toldThe Times of London: Sex and violence is what cinema is great at. Sex was always the great seller; I dont know why they backed off from that. Adria Arjona and Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’Netflix Hollywood started feeding this new generation characters that were sexless. Superheroes dont have sex. They dont have genitalia, frankly....

‘IF’ Buddies Up To $59M WW; ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Rises To $237.5M – International Box Office

The overseas frame was worth$20M, bringing the international running cume to$24M. Withdomestics$35M debut, the worldwide total is now$59M. Despite some unfriendly critical scores,IFis hearing positive word of mouth which should help playability. Paramount, Disney The Krasinski directed/written/produced movie saw terrific uplift on Saturday versus Friday in the majority of offshore majors. It opened at No. 1 in theUKwith $3.2M including previews. Staggered school holidays are ahead there.Mexicowas a No. 2 start with $2....

‘IF’ Rises To $34M+, ‘Strangers: Chapter 1’ Strong At Near $12M, ‘Back To Black’ Goes Belly-Up At $2.8M – Sunday Box Office Update

That means that A CinemaScore word of mouth is working. Pic will easily keep families coming to theaters even withGarfieldnext weekend. Two family movies can share the marketplace. ‘IF’ and ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’Paramount Pictures; Lionsgate Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak audiences gave the pics 84% positive and a 64% definite reommend. Kids under 12 gave it 88% and 49% must see right away. Mom skewing at 56% female with 49% of the audience between 18-34....

‘Lula’ Review: Oliver Stone’s Documentary About Brazilian President Is Illuminating & Accessible – Cannes Film Festival

Luis IgnacioLulada Silva, three times president of Brazil, was born in 1945. He grew up poor in Sao Paulo and left school early to help support his family. In 2002, after running as a Workers Party candidate unsuccessfully three times, he was elected president. ‘Lula’Ixtlan For people who denigrated his lack of a degree, he said, here was his first diploma. He actually served 580 days, returning immediately after his release to political campaigning....

‘Megalopolis’: Will Distributors Replicate One Of The Movie’s Most Talked About Moments? “We’ll Try As Many Times As We Can,” Says France’s Le Pacte

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the narrative of Francis Ford CoppolasMegalopolis. But at least one will give it a good shot. With four screenings a day in many theaters it will not be easy to do it for each screening. Adam Driver in ‘Megalopolis’American Zoetrope/Mihai Malaimare It will be organized, but we cannot predict how many times well be able to do it. How we go about that is not so easy to say....