(Cannes) News from the festival.
A “human obscenity”, according to Sean Penn
During a press conference held on Friday with the team of Black Flies, a film by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire in the running for the Palme d’Or, Sean Penn described the studios’ indifference to new concepts – including artificial intelligence – as “human obscenity”. Giving his full support to American screenwriters, currently on strike, the actor also attacked the association of producers. “The first thing we should demand in this strike is to rename the Producers Guild to properly reflect the way it conducts itself. We would rename it the Bankers Guild [la Guilde des banquiers] “. Sean Penn, however, wanted to rectify things with the variety after the press conference by specifying that he rather meant the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers).
The taste of action for Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge found a very liberating side to the action scenes ofIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny).
The creator of the series flea bag was thrilled to land the role of the lead female character inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny). By slipping into the skin of the archaeologist’s goddaughter, the actress was able to portray a strong character, called upon to play in many action scenes. “I liked the fight scenes even more than I could describe! she said at the team members’ press conference on Friday. “I was surprised at how liberating it is to throw yourself into something and jump out of a moving tuk-tuk! »
The impact of the strike at the Film Market
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The strike of American screenwriters has an impact until the Cannes Film Festival.
There was a lot of talk about the Hollywood screenwriters’ strike on Friday, as much at the team’s press conference from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny than to that of Black Flies. THE HollywoodReporter reports that this work stoppage has an impact right up to the Cannes Film Festival, where big business is happening as part of the Film Market. While the screenwriters walk with their signs in front of the studios in Los Angeles and New York, the buyers present in Cannes would hesitate to conclude agreements for projects of which one does not know any more when they will be able to materialize. The Guild of Filmmakers and the Guild of Actors being in solidarity with the screenwriters, several projects under negotiation would thus be on hold.