De Niro has been a frequent presence at Cannes over the years.

He was last on the Croisette in 2023 to debut Martin ScorsesesKillers of the Flower Moon.

De Niro was president of the Cannes jury in 2011.

Robert De Niro Gotham Awards speech

Robert De Niro at the Gotham Awards last yearDimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute

Its like coming home.

His history at the Cannes Film Festival is stacked.

De Niro was last seen onscreen in Netflixs political thrillerZero Dayand Barry LevinsonsAlto Knights.

Francis Ford Coppola speaks at a podium.

This years Cannes Film Festival runs May 13 to 24.