A Week In Movies: Cannes Kicks Off, Tomorrowland Premieres, Cameras Roll In Miami And Trailers Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep And Anne Hathaway
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 May 2015
The stars turn out for the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, while Tomorrowland holds a child-friendly premiere in California, and Miles Teller and Jonah Hill are on location in Miami. Trailers arrive for Woody Allen's Irrational Man, the long-awaited Vacation sequel, Meryl Streep's musical Ricki and the Flash, and the Hathaway-De Niro comedy The Intern...
The 68th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on the French Riviera this week with acting icon Catherine Deneuve, who stars in the opening night film Standing Tall. She was joined on the red carpet by a glamorous line-up including Lupita Nyong'o, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Sienna Miller and Jane Seymour.
Catherine Deneuve at Cannes Film Festival
More: See pictures from Cannes Film Festival
The new sci-fi fantasy adventure Tomorrowland held its world premiere at Disneyland in California, as the stars arrived on the blue carpet with their kids. They included Kathryn Hahn, T.J. Miller, Ken Marino, Christina Milian, Willow Shields, Joely Fisher, Nestor Carbonell and filmmaker Brad Bird. The film stars George Clooney and opens next week.
More: See pictures from the Tomorrowland premiere
Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the Tomorrowland premiere
Meanwhile on Miami Beach, Miles Teller and Jonah Hill were spotted filming their new comedy Arms and the Dudes on a sunny afternoon. It's the story of two guys who are hired by the Pentagon to supply weapons to America's allies in Afghanistan. Directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), the film is due in cinemas next year.
More: See pictures from the Arms and the Dudes filming
We had our first glimpse this week at Irrational Man, Woody Allen's new comedy-mystery starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and Parker Posey. The trailer looks like a breezy movie about a grumpy university professor who has an abrupt change in personality. It's out in July in America.
More: Watch the trailer for Irrational Man
Joaquin Phoenix in Irrational Man
There was also a riotous red-band trailer for Vacation, which reunites Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo along with Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and Leslie Mann, plus a hilariously wrong scene with Chris Hemsworth. It looks ridiculous, and could be very funny. Chase and D'Angelo had four Vacation movies from 1983 to 1997. This one opens in July.
More: Watch the red band trailer for Vacation
The first trailer also arrived for Ricki and the Flash a comedy-drama starring Meryl Streep as an ageing rocker who returns home during a family crisis. Streep's real-life daughter Mamie Gummer plays her daughter on-screen, and the cast includes Kevin Kline and Sebastian Stan. The film looks smart and edgy, and it opens in August.
More: Watch the trailer for Ricki and the Flash
Rick Springfield and Meryl Streep in Ricki And The Flash
And finally, there's a first trailer for The Intern, a comedy starring Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro, Nat Wolff and Rene Russo about a retiree who takes an internship at a fashion website. The film looks funny and warm, and opens in September.
Watch the trailer for The Intern here:
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