Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Turns Down Cannes Film Festival Invite After Being Denied Competition Slot
by MarvelsGrantMan136
Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Turns Down Cannes Film Festival Invite After Being Denied Competition Slot
by MarvelsGrantMan136
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that’s a very Herzog move.
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>“‘Bucking Fastard’ was invited as an official selection at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival which the filmmakers declined,” a spokesperson for the film said in a statement.
>The reason that “Bucking Fastard” won’t be playing at that the Palais is that it wasn’t offered a Cannes competition slot. Herzog had hoped that stars Rooney and Kate Mara, who are said to give searing performances as twin sisters, would be eligible for awards, according to a source close to the filmmakers. Cannes initially included “Bucking Fastard” in their first announcement about its lineup, which added to the confusion.
>“Bucking Fastard” follows “Jean and Joan Holbrooke (the Mara sisters), who in search of an imaginary land where true love is possible, start digging a tunnel through a mountain range,” according to an official plot description. Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson are part of the ensemble. HanWay and Gersh are handling sales of the film.
>Herzog’s stance appears to be similar to that of Jim Jarmusch, who turned down the 2025 edition of the festival after Cannes didn’t give his most recent film “Father Mother Sister Brother” a competition slot. It went on to premiere at Venice, where it won the Golden Lion, the festival’s top prize, before going on to gross $8.2 million globally.
I’d assume this movie will have a very similar trajectory
>“Bucking Fastard” follows “Jean and Joan Holbrooke (the Mara sisters), who in search of an imaginary land where true love is possible, start digging a tunnel through a mountain range,”
Oh he back