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US actor Matthew McConaughey poses on the red carpet for the European premiere of the film "Interstellar" in London on October 29, 2014.Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario May 13, 2015 3:41 PM UTC The Cannes Film Festival began today in France, and it’s already dominating movie-lovers’ conversations the world over. Tomorrow, _Mad Max: Fury Road_ will screen there in anticipation of its May 15 release. But Cannes isn’t, or isn’t _entirely_, about big budgets and big stars. Here are some of the biggest pieces of news to have emerged so far. * [_The Sea of Trees_](http://deadline.com/2015/05/matthew-mcconaughey-sea-of-trees-lionsgate-roadside-attractions-cannes-1201425830/), the latest film by _My Own Private Idaho_ director Gus Van Sant, has been acquired by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as an American journeying to Japan’s [“Suicide Forest.”](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/06/24/last-call-3) IndieWire has the [first clip](http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-matthew-mcconaughey-journeys-through-gus-van-sants-sea-of-trees-in-first-clip-20150513) from the film. * Lionsgate also acquired [_Genius_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/13/lionsgate-genius-colin-firth-nicole-kidman), a film starring Colin Firth as the book editor Max Perkins; Jude Law appears as Thomas Wolfe, and Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney also appear. These acquisitions represent an ambitious festival for Lionsgate, a studio known for its franchise fare (including _The Hunger Games_ and _Divergent_ series) and past Academy Awards success stories like _Crash_. * The news out of Cannes isn’t just about art flicks: The festival also plays host to a film market where the right to distribute less studiously classy projects are sold. One of the first of those is [_Ratchet and Clank_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-paul-giamatti-john-goodman-795274), a CGI film that will star Paul Giamatti and John Goodman. It’s based on a PlayStation game, the sort of adaptation that has historically had mixed results. (For every _Tomb Raider_, there’s a _Super Mario Bros_.) * And, of course, some of the films being promoted at Cannes don’t even exist yet. The long-awaited [Maria Callas biopic](http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first-look-noomi-rapace-as-maria-callas-in-biopic-directed-by-niki-caro-20150513), now to be directed by _Whale Rider_‘s Niki Caro, has a first promotional image in advance of its filming. Noomi Rapace, of _Prometheus_ and the Swedish _Girl With the Dragon Tattoo_ franchise, certainly looks the part. * Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, both of whom have won acting awards at Cannes in past years, will be appearing together in a [newly-announced biopic of Pablo Escobar](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-javier-bardem-penelope-cruz-795332), one that will be distributed by French company EuropaCorp. Perhaps it’ll screen at the festival this time next year. 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