Hollywood Films Sat Out Cannes This Year. Does the Festival Need Them?

There was no 'Top Gun: Maverick'-style Hollywood hit at Cannes this year, even as U.S. titles like 'Paper Tiger' and 'Club Kid' were well-received.

Variety

Ira Sachs On Tapping Into The “Incredible Energy” & “Darkness” Of 1980s New York For ‘The Man I Love’: “It Felt Like An Autobiography” — Cannes Studio
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https://deadline.com/2026/05/ira-sachs-the-man-i-love-autobiography-cannes-studio-1236918766/

Ira Sachs On Tapping Into The “Incredible Energy” & “Darkness” Of 1980s New York For ‘The Man I Love’: “It Felt Like An Autobiography” — Cannes Studio

Ira Sachs co-wrote 'The Man I Love' with his longtime collaborator Mauricio Zacharias.

Deadline
Rami Malek Tears Up as His AIDS Drama Receives 9-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes Premiere

Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or competitor ‘The Man I Love’ stars Malek, Tom Sturridge and Luther Ford

Yahoo News UK

Ira Sachs Cast Rami Malek to Sing in ‘The Man I Love’ Without Seeing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ira-sachs-rami-malek-the-man-i-love-bohemian-rhapsody-cannes-1235195408/

Ira Sachs Cast Rami Malek to Sing Without Seeing Bohemian Rhapsody

in 'The Man I Love,' Ira Sachs tackles the beauty and horror of gay life in 1980s NYC.

IndieWire
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Rami Malek was reluctant to work in gay drama ‘The Man I Love’ - Social News XYZ

Los Angeles, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hollywood actor Rami Malek wanted to collaborate with Ira Sachs for some time. The actor even went as far as asking his representatives to get him a meeting with the... - Social News XYZ

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Rami Malek Hesitated to Star in Ira Sachs’ Gay Drama ‘The Man I Love’ After Playing Freddie Mercury: ‘I Had to Address the Fear’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/rami-malek-fear-gay-drama-freddie-mercury-1236755809/

Rami Malek Nearly Passed on AIDS-Era ‘The Man I Love’ Fearing Freddie Mercury Comparisons

Malek almost passed on Ira Sachs’ AIDS-era Cannes drama 'The Man I Love,' fearing comparisons to his Oscar-winning turn as Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'

The Hollywood Reporter