Canneseries Jury President Norman Reedus has not been in a position to attend the fest as a consequence of work commitments.
The Strolling Lifeless star was not current on final night time’s Pink Carpet, which opened the fest, and his place as President has been taken by jury member Jeff Russo, we’re advised. A Canneseries spokeswoman confirmed the information. Reedus’ reps have been contacted for remark.
Final night time’s Pink Carpet as an alternative featured different members of the jury together with French actor Marie Colomb, who received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award, a gong that final 12 months went to Fallout’s Ella Purnell. Nevertheless, there was no expertise current from The Company, the present which opened Canneseries, as that venture starring Michael Fassbender and Jeffrey Wright has simply rolled cameras on Season 2.
Russo is now main a jury that includes Pachinko creator Soo Hugh, César Domboy, Louise Bourgoin and Lola Dueñas. They’re overseeing a contest that features Iceland’s Reykjavik Fusion starring Severance‘s Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, who’s making the journey, Norway’s A Higher Man and South Korea’s S Line.
Reedus is well-known for enjoying Daryl Dixon in The Strolling Lifeless. That present is being given a particular Canneseries screening tonight for spin-off Lifeless Metropolis Season 2. The star of the spin-off, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, together with producer Scott Gimple, is on the town and can stroll the Pink Carpet later.
Yesterday, creative director Albin Lewi advised us Canneseries has handed the check lately of “convincing American blockbusters to return” with flying colours, as he reeled off reveals like Fallout, Silo and Franklin which have beforehand premiered on the fest.
