Tilda Swinton and Timothee Chalamet lead dazzling star power at Cannes
The French Dispatch has earned rave reviews following its premiere.
The stars were out in force for Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, which made a dazzling debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
Delayed by the pandemic, the long-awaited comedy-drama is an ode to journalism and tells the story of a foreign outpost of a fictional American newspaper.
Its stars – including Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Timothee Chalamet, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson – joined director Anderson at the film’s premiere in the south of France.
French actress Lea Seydoux, however, could not join her castmates on the carpet after testing positive for Covid-19.
US actor Chalamet plays a student revolutionary in The French Dispatch and cut his usual dashing figure at the premiere.
The 25-year-old Hollywood star wore a shimmering silver suit for the occasion and was spotted taking selfies with fans.
He posed for playful pictures with co-star Swinton, who plays a staff writer on the fictional newspaper.
The 60-year-old Scottish actress wore a cropped pink blazer and an orange floor-length skirt.
British fashion designer Georgina Chapman was also in attendance, accompanying her partner Brody.
The former wife of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was spotted kissing Brody, who stars in The French Dispatch as an art dealer.
Jarvis Cocker mingled with the other uncommon people at the star-filled event.
The former Pulp frontman, 57, was spotted peering at Wilson’s phone.
British model Iris Law – the 20-year-old daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost – turned heads on the carpet, sporting a blonde buzzcut and wearing a floor-length white gown.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, a Cannes jury member, was also in attendance.
The 43-year-old actress and producer wore a white silk blouse teamed with a black skirt.
The French Dispatch earned rave reviews following its premiere at Cannes.
It is set for release in the UK in October.
