“When I first met Ron & Russell Mael of @sparksofficial for breakfast in 2015, they talked excitedly about a film they had conceived that was hopefully to be directed by Leos Carax,” Edgar Wright said on Twitter on Thursday. “Yesterday, I saw the finished opus. It was just as bold and brilliant as I dreamt it might be.”
He added, “‘Annette’ is a cinematic opera; as wildly ambitious, funny, poignant, tragic & formally bonkers as you would hope the union of Carax and Sparks would be. The cast, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, are all sublime. Can’t wait to see it again.” Related Growing Number of Contenders Makes 2023 Best International Feature Race Less Predictable Oscars 2023: Best International Feature Film Predictions Related ‘Lift Me Up’ Rises to Frontrunner Status in Best Original Song Race Influential Awards Bodies Reshape 2023 Best Documentary Feature Race“Annette” is going to be a massive cinematic event on the Croisette this year, as it’s the beloved Carax’s first film since “Holy Motors” took the French film festival by storm in 2012, and it’s also kicking off the first Cannes since 2019. The film weaves the story of a provocative stand-up comedian (Adam Driver) and his wife, a world-famous soprano (Marion Cotillard). Together, their glamorous life takes an unexpected turn when their daughter Annette is born, bringing with her a unique gift. The movie is highly anticipated as it was set to play at the Cannes Film Festival last year that, alas, didn’t happen. Meanwhile, Wright’s musical “The Sparks Brothers” opens in theaters from Focus Features on June 18. His slick-looking thriller “Last Night in Soho,” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, also opens from Focus on October 22.
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