The roster includes notable names like Francis Ford Coppola with 'Megalopolis' starring Adam Driver, George Miller with 'Furiosa' starring Anne Taylor-Joy and 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas, who was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or Will go. ,

Kevin Costner will also be involved with the first installment of his Western epic, 'Horizon, An American Saga'.

According to 'Variety' there are some high-profile films in the pipeline for this year's competition, including 'Poor Things' director Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Kinds of Kindness', a three-part film set in the present day. Stylish story that reunites the Greek director. With Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe; Paul Schrader's Oh Canada with Richard Gere, based on a screenplay by the late Russell Banks ("Affliction"); Jacques Audiard's musical melodrama 'Emilia Perez' with Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez; Paolo Sorrentino's 'Parthenope' stars Gary Oldman and David Cronenberg's 'The Shrouds' stars Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger.

There's also Coralie Farguet's 'The Substance', a female-led horror film starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig will chair the jury.

'Variety' says that last year the festival set a record in terms of women's representation by inviting seven female directors to the official competition. The Palme d'Or was ultimately awarded to Justine Trite for 'Anatomy of a Fall' – and it was only the third time that a woman had won the festival's top honor (and the film won Best Adapted Screenplay). Oscars Bafta and Golden Globes.

This year the number of women in the competition is only four, which also includes India's Payal Kapadia.

Hollywood, 'Variety' notes, lighter appearance may be due to a combination of factors
Strikes by 'actors' and writers, which caused production delays as well as a difficult economy
There will be no dearth of glamor and stars on the red carpet of this festival.