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\n\tEXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: Bummer. Two time Palme d\u2019Or winner Ruben \u00d6stlund won\u2019t be at the 2026 Cannes<\/a> Film Festival with buzzy new movie The Entertainment System Is Down<\/a><\/em>, we understand from sources.<\/p>\n \n\t\u00d6stlund said in January that he may not be ready for Cannes due to the amount of material he had to edit. There were hopes he may still make it but it seems we will indeed have to wait to see this fun-sounding project.<\/p>\n \n\tThe filmmaker said in January that if it wasn\u2019t ready, he would likely \u201cwait and edit one more year before we release the film\u201d, adding that his sights were set on a tilt at a record third Palme d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n \n\tKirsten Dunst, Daniel Br\u00fchl, and Keanu Reeves are among the starry cast on the darkly satirical film which is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.<\/p>\n \n\tFilming began in late January 2024 with principal photography primarily taking place on a studio set built around a real Boeing 747 acquired and fitted out for the production. Above is a photo of \u00d6stlund on set. As we previously revealed, A24 pre-bought U.S. rights. Erik Hemmendorf, who teamed with the director on Force Majeure<\/em> and Palme d\u2019Or winners The Square <\/em>and Triangle Of Sadness<\/em>, produces alongside the Swedish filmmaker.<\/p>\n \n\tThe movie is the latest anticipated film we\u2019re hearing won\u2019t be hitting the Croisette. We already told you in our festival movie preview some months ago that a handful of summer studio movies wouldn\u2019t be heading to the festival, films such as Steven Spielberg\u2019s UFO film\u00a0Disclosure Day<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(June 12 launch), Disney\/Pixar sequel\u00a0Toy Story 5<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(June 19) and Christopher Nolan epic\u00a0The Odyssey<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(July 17).<\/p>\n \n\tWe hear that Cannes can also cross off May releases such as Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft \u2013 The Tour<\/em>, Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu<\/em>, Pressure<\/em> and In The Grey<\/em>. We assume Netflix movies won\u2019t be on the Croisette per usual and buzzy studio films such as Digger<\/em> have already committed to fall releases so seem destined for a fall festival. Cannes has prided itself on mixing the cream of the arthouse crop with a sprinkling of big studio buzz movies, but the latter are looking very thin on the ground this edition. Nothing akin to Top Gun<\/em> or Indiana Jones<\/em> in sight.<\/p>\n \n\tThere\u2019s even uncertainty over starry non studio fare such as James Gray\u2019s Paper Tiger<\/em>, which has appeared on most prediction lists but we hear isn\u2019t a sure thing and could potentially push to fall. Still tbc. Florian Zeller\u2019s Bunker<\/em> is \u2014 at the moment \u2014 more likely for fall, we understand.<\/p>\n \n\tCannes always pulls together a tantalising and intriguing lineup. There are sure to be a host of acclaimed directors. Kore-eda, Farhadi, Almodovar, Mungiu, Moretti, Zvyagintsev, Dupieux, the Zellner brothers, Pawlikowski and Leigh are just some of the names widely tipped. Those movies pack a good amount of star power between them. Anyway, just because a lineup looks fun on paper, doesn\u2019t always mean the movies deliver. It also potentially opens up more space for discoveries. But\u2026who doesn\u2019t love that sprinkle of studio stardust and a bit of Hollywood bling along the way. Thierry Fr\u00e9maux clearly does, just like the rest of us. We\u2019ve been spoiled in recent years.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019d be great if the festival pulled off some leftfield intrigue like Frank Ocean\u2019s directorial debut, which has been in post a little while. David Jonsson and Taylor Russell star. We hear it\u2019s unlikely at the moment, but here\u2019s to hoping. Films like Chris Rock\u2019s Misty Green<\/em> and Tony Gilroy\u2019s Behemoth! <\/em>would also be fun.<\/p>\n \n\tIt has been reported in some trades that this may be a trend facing A list festivals \u2014 that studios are shying away from them. I don\u2019t see it so far. Venice and other fall festivals have the potential to be plenty big and shiny. I just think it\u2019s how the cards have fallen this year. There were plenty studio movies at the fall festivals last year and last Cannes had Mission Impossible<\/em> as well as a host of arthouse and awards season gems. Berlin has been out of the major studio sweepstakes in recent years (there were a number of interesting movies at the Berlinale, just not big studio level ones). So, a year on from Sentimental Value<\/em>, Sirat<\/em>, Arco <\/em>and The Secret Agent<\/em>, I\u2019d fully expect Cannes to deliver at least another crop of awards season contenders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Bummer. Two time Palme d\u2019Or winner Ruben \u00d6stlund won\u2019t be at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival with buzzy new movie The Entertainment System Is Down, we understand from sources. \u00d6stlund said in January that he may not be ready for Cannes due to the amount of material he had to edit. 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