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Stella Maxwell poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Phoenician Scheme' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Director Wes Anderson poses for portrait photographs for the film 'The Phoenician Scheme' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

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Crew members install the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals ahead of the opening ceremony of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Tiffany Chen, left, and Robert De Niro pose for photographers during the opening ceremony red carpet of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

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This image released by Sony Pictures shows the character Paddington, voiced by Ben Whishaw, in a scene from "Paddington in Peru." (Sony Pictures via AP)

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This image released by Focus Features shows Benicio Del Toro in a scene from "The Phoenician Scheme." (TPS Productions/Focus Features via AP)

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This image release by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows, from left, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, in a scene from "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." ( 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios via AP)

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This combination of photos show promotional art for, top row from left, "28 Years Later," "Another Simple Favor," "The Bad Guys 2,"" Ballerina," "Bring Her Back," "Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs," "Elio," second row from left, "F1," "Final Destination Bloodlines," "Freakier Friday," "Friendship," "How to Train Your Dragon," "Hurry Up Tomorrow," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and bottom row from left, "Jurassic World Rebirth," "Materialists," "The Naked Gun," "Smurfs," "Superman," "The Surfer," and "Thunderbolts." (Sony/Amazon/Universal/Lionsgate/A24/Sony Pictures Classics/Disney-Pixar/Warner Bros./Warner Bros./Disney/A24/Universal/Lionsgate/Sony/Universal/A24/Paramount/Paramount/Warner Bros./Roadside Attractions and Marvel-Disney via AP)

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This image released by Warner Bros.Pictures shows David Corenswet in a scene from "Superman." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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Juliette Binoche appears at the premiere of the film "The Second Act" during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

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Actress Jessica Alba smiles during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Cannes film festival president Iris Knobloch, right, and Cannes film festival delegate general Thierry Fremaux attend a press conference to announce the International Cannes film festival line up for the upcoming 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Actor Naomi Watts poses for a portrait with her Great Dane co-star Bing, to promote the film "The Friend" on Monday, March 24, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

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This combination of images shows promotional art for "Pulse," left, "Dying for Sex," center, and "Karma." (Netflix/Hulu/Netflix via AP)

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Actor Gene Hackman reacts during an interview on March 24, 1972. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

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Actor Gene Hackman discusses the effect of an Academy Award nomination on his career, March 24, 1972. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

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Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993. (AP Photo, File)

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In this 1993 file photo, actor Gene Hackman is seen. (AP Photo/File)

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Willem Dafoe arrives at the premiere of "Nosferatu" on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Kate Winslet, left, and Jack Black in a scene from "The Holiday." (Sony Pictures via AP)

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From left, Gabrielle Roitman, Kayla Seffing, Maddy Hiller and Casey Myer take a selfie in front of an "Oppenheimer" movie poster before they attended an advance screening of "Barbie," Thursday, July 20, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 theaters in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Jeffrey Wright poses for a portrait to promote the film "American Fiction" on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

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This image released by MUBI shows Alma Pöysti, left, and Jussi Vatanen in a scene from "Fallen Leaves." (MUBI via AP)

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This combination of photos shows promotional art for "The Irrational," premiering Monday, Sept. 25 on NBC, left, "Love in Fairhope," a series premiering Wednesday, Sept. 27 on Hulu, center, and "The Golden Bachelor," premiering Thursday on ABC. (NBC/Hulu/ABC via AP)

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This combination of images shows promotional art for "Secrets of Playboy" returning for a second season July 10 on A&E, from left, “Quarterback," a series premiering July 12 on Netflix, "Asteroid City," available July 12 on VOD and "Bird Box Barcelona," premiering July 14 on Netflix. (A&E/Netflix/Focus Features/Netflix via AP)

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This image released by Focus Features shows Tom Hanks, from left, Hope Davis, Tony Revolori and Liev Schreiber, right, in a scene from "Asteroid City." (Focus Features via AP)

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ezra Miller, from left, Michael Keaton and Ezra Miller in a scene from "The Flash." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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This image released by Focus Features shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Asteroid City." (Focus Features via AP)

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