Hollywood Ghosts the Croisette, Queer Cinema Owns It and AI Crashes the Party: Five Takeaways From Cannes 2026

Quiet on the surface, Cannes 2026 exposed the fault lines reshaping cinema — from the evolving indie ecosystem and the studios’ festival retreat to the industry’s uneasy embrace of AI.

The Hollywood Reporter

Vin Diesel Defends ‘Popular Cinema’ as ‘Not a Lesser Form of Art’ in Passionate Essay About His History at Cannes

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Vin Diesel Defends ‘Popular Cinema’ as ‘Not a Lesser Form of Art’ in Passionate Essay About His History at Cannes
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Vin Diesel Reflects on 'Fast and Furious' Cannes Screening in Essay

In a passionate essay, Vin Diesel on returning to Cannes after 30 years with 'The Fast and the Furious' and defends 'popular cinema' as art.

Variety

Jordana Brewster on Bringing ‘Fast & Furious’ to Cannes for Its 25th Anniversary and Honoring Paul Walker With ‘Fast Forever’: ‘We’ve All Got Each Other’s Backs, No Matter What’

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Jordana Brewster on Bringing ‘Fast & Furious’ to Cannes for Its 25th Anniversary and Honoring Paul Walker With ‘Fast Forever’: ‘We’ve All Got Each Other’s Backs, No Matter What’
#Variety #Features #News #CannesFilmFestival #JordanaBrewster #TheFastandtheFurious

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Jordana Brewster on Fast & Furious at Cannes, Paul Walker's Legacy

At Cannes, "The Fast and the Furious" star Jordana Brewster reflects on the franchise's 25-year legacy and honoring Paul Walker in the final movie.

Variety
‘Fast & Furious’ 25th Anniversary Could Rev Up In Cannes – The Dish

It's being buzzed that a Fast and the Furious 25th anniversary celebration is in the works for Cannes this year.

Deadline
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ and ‘The Fast and the Furious’ in Cannes Classics’ Lineup

The festival's program of restored masterpieces and rediscoveries includes Andrzej Wajda's 'Man of Iron' (1981), Ken Russell's 'The Devils' (1971) and Chen Kaige's 'Farewell My Concubine' (1993).

The Hollywood Reporter

To cut down on production costs, much of the upcoming The Fast and the Furious 11: Tokyo Drift 2: Electric Boogaloo was filmed in Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Clear position, I repeat myself: #Films like #ABetterTomorrow or, for example, #TheKiller quickly make it clear how pathetic #Hollywood #trash like #TheFastandtheFurious or the stupid #JohnWick actually are. I cannot take apologists for such junk seriously in terms of #film. #filmsky #movies

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The Killer 4K Restoration - Exclusive Trailer (2026) Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee

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