The 2023 Cannes Movie Competition kicked off on Tuesday, Might 16, and it is introduced collectively a number of the greatest and brightest stars on this planet. Forward of the screening of Johnny Depp’s “Jeanne du Barry,” which opened the competition, photographers captured glamorous seems to be from Elle Fanning, Candice Swanepoel, Naomi Campbell, and extra on the purple carpet. Helen Mirren debuted her new blue hair, and Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones made it a household affair. Plus, Oscar winner Brie Larson made a splash as nicely — and she or he’s on the competition’s jury, so count on many extra appearances from her this yr.

On Might 17, Viola Davis, Iris Regulation, Laura Harrier, and Ethan Hawke all hit the purple carpet earlier than screenings of “Monster” and “Strange Way of Life.” A day later, Adriana Lima and boyfriend Andre Lemmers had been photographed kissing on the Cannes carpet, whereas Harrison Ford and spouse Calista Flockhart stepped out for his or her first huge look in almost 5 years. The subsequent day, Dua Lipa and French director Romain Gavras additionally made a splash at Cannes for his or her huge couple debut.

In the meantime, Might 20 introduced the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and a bevy of stars confirmed as much as see the movie. Amongst those that walked the purple carpet had been the film’s stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, in addition to Will Ferrell, Naomi Campbell, and couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.

On Might 22, Lily-Rose Depp, Jennie Kim, The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye), and the forged of “The Idol” stepped out for the competition, the place HBO’s buzzy (and controversial) collection debuted its first episodes out of competitors earlier than an official June premiere. Then, the next day, Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” premiere introduced out its stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Rupert Pal, and Maya Hawke, in addition to Julia Garner, Tom Hanks and his spouse Rita Wilson, and married pair Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost.

In the meantime, the 2023 amfAR Gala held at Cannes on Might 25, which raises cash for the combat towards HIV/AIDS, introduced out pairings like Queen Latifah and her accomplice, Eboni Nichols, in addition to Insurgent Wilson and her fiancée, Ramona Agruma.

Different movies which might be screening at this yr’s Cannes competition embody “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Todd Haynes’s “May December,” and Disney and Pixar’s latest movie, “Elemental,” which can shut out the festivities.

All that is to say it has been a really buzzy — and star-studded — competition thus far, and there is positively extra to come back, so maintain studying to see who else in Hollywood is on the French Riviera this month.