The former will be upon us before we know it.
Thats not to say that Cannes wont be box office.
It remains the gold standard.
Clockwise from left: Oscar Isaac, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kristen StewartGetty
The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high.
A decision has not been made either way yet but we understand the door is open.
Our sources have not shut down the possibility, which they tend to do if a movie isnt going.
We should know more in the next few weeks it feels 50:50 at the moment.
PixarsElioseemed like a potential fit but we understand it isnt going.
Same for28 Years Later.
The film is understood to have impressed greatly and could even play in Competition.
Lazlo NemesOrphanwill be screened for the festival, as will Alice WinocoursCouturewith Angelina Jolie, Bi GansResurrectionand Nadav LapidsYes.
Same for Ildiko EnyedisSilent Friend.
Oliver HermanusThe History Of Sound, with Josh OConnor and Paul Mescal, has been tipped.
So too should Saeed RoustaeesWoman And Childand Egyptian filmmaker Abu Bakr ShawkysThe Stories.
Four of Karim Ainouz last five films have debuted in Cannes andRosebush Pruningcould bloom just in time.
Lynne RamsaysDie, My Lovecould be Cannes, Venice or another fall festival.
There is the same question mark over Paul GreengrassThe Lost Bus, Kelly ReichardtsThe Mastermindand Haifaa Al-MansoursUnidentified.
The same is true of Mario Martone who hasFuori.
Cannes wildcards, particularly for sidebars, include Akinola DaviesMy Fathers Shadowand Harry LightonsPillion.
Both are expected to screen for the festival.
Paul Thomas Andersons anticipated Leonardo DiCaprio crime-thriller for Warner Bros is currently dated for August 8.
Guillermo Del Toro could potentially return withFrankenstein, which has a November release date.
Bruce Springsteen biopicDeliver Me from Nowhereshould be a prized asset for fall festivals if it goes that route.
TheCannes Film Festivallineup is officially revealed in mid-April.
The festival has already set Juliette Binoche as Competition jury president.
Melanie Goodfellow and Anthony DAlessandro contributed to this report.
