Edward Norton puts on a loved-up display with wife Shauna Robertson as she opts for a plunging floral gown for premiere of The Phoenician Scheme at the Cannes Film Festival

Daily Mail​

18-05-2025

Edward Norton and his wife Shauna Robertson put on a loved-up display as they attended the glitzy premiere of The Phoenician Scheme at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
The actor, 55, cut a dapper figure as he joined his spouse, 50, for the red carpet event, which marks the premiere of Wes Anderson's latest film.
Shauna, who married Edward in 2012, opted for a plunging cream gown with a delicate floral print surrounding the skirt.
The Canadian film producer beamed as she joined her husband for the premiere, which marked the halfway point for this year's Cannes.
The Phoenician Scheme is the most the star-studded film that has premiered at this year's Cannes so far, but this is no surprise with legendary director Wes Anderson at the helm.
Leading the cast is Benicio del Toro, who plays wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda, who apppints his only daughter, a nun as the sole heire to his estate.
However, as Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
Mia Threapleton stars Sister Liesl, and they join Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend and Bill Murray.
The film is set to be released in the US on May 30, with hopes it could become Wes' next big Oscars contender, following his success with The Grant Budapest Hotel in 2014.
Wes' last big effort, Asteroid City, failed to make a splash at the Oscars, despite being nominate for Cannes' Palm D'Or.
This year's Cannes Film Festival is taking place in the wake of Trump´s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end.
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
'You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation,' says Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, who´s returning to Cannes with 'The Secret Agent, a thriller set during Brazil ´s dictatorship.
'You´ve got to really prepare for the whole experience because it´s quite intense - not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais.'
Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies "produced in Foreign Lands" will face 100% tariffs.
The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for U.S.-based productions, rather than tariffs. But the announcement was a reminder of how international tensions can destabilize even the oldest cultural institutions.
The Cannes Film Festival originally emerged in the World War II years, when the rise of fascism in Italy led to the founding of an alternative to the then-government controlled Venice Film Festival.
In the time since, Cannes´ resolute commitment to cinema has made it a beacon to filmmakers. Countless directors have come to make their name.
This year is no different, though some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known. Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water), Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin) have all unveiled their feature directorial debuts in Cannes´ Un Certain Regard sidebar section.
Many Cannes veterans have returned, including Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning), Robert De Niro - who received an honorary Palme d´Or 49 years after Taxi Driver premiered in Cannes - and Quentin Tarantino, who paid tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman.
Meanwhile Scarlett's directorial debut Eleanor The Great, will be unveiled on May 20.
However, in the wake of his legal battle with former co-star Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni is not expected to attend.