Roger Friedman has more Croisette tea this morning. Pedro Almodóvar’s 30-minute short film, titled “Strange Way of Life,” has supposedly been chosen to open the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
Friedman goes on to mention what we already knew: Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is also going to Cannes. He additionally hints at a potential appearance from other oft-rumored titles, including Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and James Mangold’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
Back to Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life”, his latest is a Western starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. It’s already been shot and ready to go. The filmmaker had already confirmed a month ago that it was Cannes-bound, but this opening night slot, if true, would be unusual for a short film.
This latest project comes on the heels of Almodóvar’s previous English-language short, “The Human Voice,” starring Tilda Swinton, which debuted three years ago at Venice.
These two projects are serving as a way for Almodóvar to work in English-language productions without jumping headfirst into a feature-length project. As reported a few days ago, the Spanish filmmaker will be shooting his English feature-length debut this fall in NYC.
Sadly, it won’t be “Manual of a Cleaning Woman” as that Cate Blanchett-starring vehicle was recently scrapped.
As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.