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"What excites me the most is that I feel like, little by little, all of world cinema feels welcome at Cannes. It's really a worldwide platform, it's not just a French festival." A-listers who will appear include Sean Penn ("This Must Be the Place," "Tree of Life"), Johnny Depp for Rob Marshall's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (which is screening out of competition) and Mel Gibson in a rare Riviera (or anywhere else for that matter) appearance with Jodie Foster's "The Beaver," also screening out of competition Versace Sunglasses. Brad Pitt will likely also be on hand for "Tree of Life" and Angelina Jolie for "Kung Fu Panda 2," which is not an official festival screening. As previously announced, Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will open the festival out of competition Bvlgari Sunglasses. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is not expected to attend. Although there are no U.S. films listed among the competition aside from "Tree of Life," Fremaux has a habit of adding titles in the days leading to the festival. He did note Thursday morning that certain things, including "out-of-competition" events, had yet to be announced. The festival runs May 11 through 22 Gucci Sunglasses. Robert De Niro is the competition jury president this year, while Emir Kusturica oversees the Un Certain Regard jury. The remaining jury members will be announced next week.