Cannes 2026: The Films Most Likely to Make the Cut
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From Almodóvar and Farhadi to Joel Coen and Lars von Trier, here are the titles generating the most buzz ahead of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment 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. Related Stories Movies Inside Wagner: The Documentary That Chased the World's Most Feared Mercenary Army Movies CPH:DOX Debates Funding Cuts, Politics and Group Therapy 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, meaning any hopes of a historic Palme three-peat will likely have to wait until 2027. Its a similar story with Terrence Malick’s biblical epic The Way of the Wind . Shot back in 2019 it is reportedly still in post-production limbo and not expected to be ready in time. The upside: Cannes 2026 could still deliver a formidable auteur lineup, with new films from the likes of Pedro Almodóvar , Asghar Farhadi, Paweł Pawlikowski and Lukas Dhont all widely expected to be ready in time for the 79th Cannes Film Festival (May 12–23). Below is a look at the projects most likely to make the Croisette cut — from returning Palme winners and Cannes regulars to a few wildcard premieres that could sh...
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