Cannes 2026: The Films Most Likely to Make the Cut

First, the reality check. Some of the year’s most anticipated titles are almost certainly skipping the Croisette. Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, Pixar’s Toy Story 5 and Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian & Grogu look destined for more traditional blockbuster rollouts rather than a Cannes bow.

No shock either that Christopher Nolan’s mythic epic The Odyssey is sitting this one out — the filmmaker hasn’t played the festival circuit since Memento premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2000. And while Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise and Sandra Hüller, is one of the most talked-about films in the pipeline, its October release date points squarely toward Venice rather than the Côte d’Azur.

Then there’s The Entertainment System Is Down from two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund. The Swedish auteur is indeed heading back to Cannes — just not this year. The film is still deep in post,…