New Cannes 2022 possibilities from Wild Bunch’s announcement of its 2022 titles:
The Innocent — Louis Garrel
Other People's Children — Rebecca Zlotowski
R.M.N — Cristian Mungiu
Holy Spider — Ali Abbasi
Dark Glasses — Dario Argento
Incredible But True — Quentin Dupieux
I’m glad we have a title and update on Cristian Mingiu’s new film. This could be a real player in the European film market, especially with his other notable films (“Loveless” “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”) having had some of the healthiest box-office runs in Eastern European cinema history.
Ali Abbasi’s new film came out of nowhere. In 2018, his debut “Border” was heavily celebrated in the Un Certain Regard category. A lot of people predicted his next feature could crack official competition, maybe “Holy Spider” will, it all depends on its quality. If you remember, after his stunning debut “Son of Saul,” Laszlo Nemes’ follow-up, “Sunset,” got rejected by Cannes and eventually premiered at Venice.
In case you missed it, my ever-expanding official list of potential Cannes ‘22 titles:
Triangle of Sadness — Ruben Ostlund
Bardo - Alejandro Gonalez Inarittu
Untitled Spain Movie — Wes Anderson
Decision to Leave — Chan Park-Wook
Crimes of the Future — David Cronenberg
On Barren Weeds – Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Zone of Interest — Jonathan Glazer
Armageddon Time — James Gray
Baby, Box, Broker — Hirokazu Kore-eda
Showing Up — Kelly Reichardt
Untitled — Jia Zhangke Project
Tori et Lokita — Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
The Way of the Wind — Terrence Malick
Our Apprenticeship — Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
What Happens —Andrei Zvyagintsev
The Son — Florian Zeller
The Perfumed Hill — Abderrahmane Sissako
Peter von Kant — Francois Ozon
École de l'air — Robin Campillo
Monica — Kantemir Balagov
The Stars at Noon — Claire Denis
Untitled — Jean-Luc Godard
Close — Lukas Dhont
The Eternal Daughter — Joanna Hogg
Passengers — Ira Sachs
Frere et Soeur — Arnaud Desplechin
La Chimera — Alice Rohrwacher
L'envol — Pietro Marcello
Revoir Paris — Alice Winocour
Three Thousand Years of Longing — George Miller
Eureka — Lisandro Alonso
Nope — Jordan Peele
Untitled — Na Hong-Jin
Anatomy of a Fall — Justine Triet
The Beast — Bertrand Bonello
Edward Berger seems to have settled on what comes next. His Lance Armstrong biopic, starring Austin Butler, is now holding casting calls, with production eyed for January.