HERZOG AND CANNES IN 2026
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The confusion surrounding whether Werner Herzog's Bucking Fastard might or might not screen at Cannes seems to have been cleared up. Variety has reported that the film was selected but not for Palme d'Or competition. That appears to have not sat well with the Herzog camp as they reportedly turned down the invitation.
Variety further reports that the impetus for that decision has to do with the eligibilty for Rooney and Kate Mara who play sisters in the film. From Variety:
"The reason that “Bucking Fastard” won’t be playing at that the Palais is that it wasn’t offered a Cannes competition slot. Herzog had hoped that stars Rooney and Kate Mara, who are said to give searing performances as twin sisters, would be eligible for awards, according to a source close to the filmmakers."
Open speculation is that Herzog will likely now premiere the film at Venice...which would still leave it positioned to make the TFF #53 lineup.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/werner-herzog-bucking-fastard-turns-down-cannes-invite-1236741890/
TONY COMES OFF THE LIST
I had included Matt Johnson's Tony (sort of origin story for celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain starring Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) in the title role) on a couple of speculative lists for Telluride. That's moot now as we.ve seen that the film has been dated for release on August 7th.
GUADAGNINO AND ARTIFICIAL MOVE TO 2027
Another film that is probably off the list of TFF #53 possibles is Luca Guadagnino's Artificial. World of Reel reports that the film will be moving toa 2027 release primarily to avoid competing with Aaron Sorkin;s The Social Reckoning. Both films had been dated for Oct. 9th according to IMDB.
The story from WOR (and PageSixHollywood) reads:
"...Amazon/MGM has decided that “Artificial” won’t be released in the fall — instead it is now aiming for an early 2027 release because it “didn’t want the film to go up against [Aaron Sorkin’s] ‘The Social Network’ sequel,” which is set to release in October, given that the two films “share similar themes of cutthroat tech billionaires.”
The 2027 dating likely moves Artificial off the Telluride watch list.
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