Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton at Cannes

0:00It's April 29th. Entertainment and celebrity news today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight-ready. I'm Corey, with the story. Peter Jackson is getting the honorary palmador at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and he's jumping into their talks program right after. Kay Blanchett, until to swim, are joining him for those on-stage chats about their careers. The festival kicks off May 12th and runs through the 24th. Jackson will speak the day after picking up his award at the opening ceremony, following big names like Meryl Streep and Pedro Amoldovar, who shared. Their stories there before. Jackson's no stranger to Cannes, Hostay, he brought his first flick, Bad Taste, to the market back in 1988, and later hyped up The Fellowship, of the ring sequences in 2001. Blanchett hit Cannes first in 1999, led the jury in 2019, and has eight films in the official lineup, from Babel to her. Latest, rumors, she runs a production company and funds programs for women, trans creators,

1:02and refugee storytellers. Swinton broke out internationally with Orlando in 1992, and starred in all Derek Jarman's films, until his death in 1994, even snagging best actress advantage for Edward II. These talks are set to drop some real gyms on film fans everywhere.