Crowe, Blanchett lead all-star cast at Robin Hood premiere
Kicking off opening night was the world premiere of Robin Hood, Ridley Scott’s take on the classic British folk hero starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett as the titular outlaw and Maid Marian respectively. As the two Aussie Oscar winners waved to fans, they were joined on the Croisette by their co-star, screen legend Max […]
Kicking off opening night was the world premiere of Robin Hood, Ridley Scott’s take on the classic British folk hero starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett as the titular outlaw and Maid Marian respectively.
As the two Aussie Oscar winners waved to fans, they were joined on the Croisette by their co-star, screen legend Max Von Sydow, and actress Salma Hayek. But it was a who’s-who of A-listers at the after-parties that had us all a-Twitter.
After the screening, a tuxedo-clad Crowe was in good spirits at the Festival Inauguration party at the Majestic Hotel, genially slapping the backs of his fellow cast members. Other Tinseltown elite on hand to celebrate were Benicio Del Toro, Kate Beckinsale, Eva Longoria-Parker, Danny Huston, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jean-Claude Van Damme and Alice in Wonderland director and this year’s Jury president, Tim Burton.
But it was the ravishing Blanchett meanwhile who wowed the crowd.
The actress told E! News she thoroughly enjoyed working with the former Gladiator. But she added she was looking forward to getting back to the Sydney Theater Company with her screenwriter-hubby, Andrew Upton, where both serve as co-artistic directors.
Speaking of, we asked Blanchett what was up with reports she was thinking about bringing to Broadway her critically-acclaimed production at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last fall of A Streetcar Named Desire. The Liv Ullman-directed revival was a hot ticket, selling out its run and earning raves for her performance as Blanche Du Bois.
“We tried to do [Streetcar] on Broadway but it was just too complicated. We wanted it to work out, but hopefully there will be another opportunity,” she said.
Burton meanwhile took time out to comment on the current 3-D craze. Despite criticism from some quarters, such as DreamWorks Animation honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg who predicted that studios who shoehorn 3-D into films not originally envisioned for the format will kill the golden goose, the helmer believed 3-D is here to stay.
“3-D is a tool and I don’t think it’s gonna go away, but I don’t want to make some big proclamation,” he said.
As the night’s fun reached its peak, Kristen Scott Thomas of The English Patient fame performed the official ribbon cutting to open the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Afterwards, a couple of very intense drummers began banging out a beat as fireworks lit up the sky.