With the announcement of the official selection coming up this Thursday, April 11, the Cannes Festival will be unveiling some of the highlights of the 2024 edition. After announcing Kevin Costner’s film out of competition, or even the opening film, we get the name tonight. of the person who will receive the honorary Golden Palm in 2024. This is George Lucas.
“The greatest figure in Hollywood cinema, director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas will receive the honorary Palme d’Or next Saturday, May 25 at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, broadcast live on France 2.“, the press release of the festival says.
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith in Cannes 2005
The festival is presenting it as “an integral part of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas.” George Lucas also made strides, most notably in 2005 for Star Wars and 2008 for Indiana Jones 4 .
George Lucas at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005
In this press release, the festival shares the reaction of a filmmaker who remembers coming to the festival for the first time: “Cannes Film Festival has always held a special place in my heart. I was surprised and delighted when my first film, THX-1138, was selected for screening on the Croisette in 1971. Since then, I have returned to the festival many times as a screenwriter, director and producer. I am truly honored by this special recognition, which means a lot to me.“
A screening for the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace?
The honorary Palme d’Or will be presented to him at the closing ceremony on the stage of the Grand Theater on Saturday 25 May 2024. As a bonus, can we imagine a special screening of Star Wars The Phantom Menace to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary? The scenario is not impossible and can make fans happy!
“The Cannes Film Festival is pleased to welcome one of the greatest personalities of modern cinema, a man with an extraordinary career that combines great spectacle with innovation, mythology with modernity and cinephilia with technology.“, the press release of the festival says.
A graphic novel to explore the behind-the-scenes work of George Lucas
If you like George Lucas movies, let us mention that the director has recently been credited with a graphic novel called The Lucas Wars, which recounts the crazy adventures of creating Star Wars, his directorial debut and all the trials and tribulations. That must surpass one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time. Highly documented and entertaining at the same time, these lavishly illustrated comics offer insight into the filmmaker’s career. It is signed by Renaud Roche and Laurent Hopman, Editions Deman.
Comics: “Les Guerres de Lucas”, 30th French Info Prize for Current Affairs and Comics Reporting https://t.co/oRDRbuzvzm via @franceinfo
— Editions Deman (@Editionsdeman) January 10, 2024
The closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival will be broadcast live on France Télévisions and Brut on Saturday, May 25. Camille Cotin will be the Mistress of Ceremonies.
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