"I brought my binoculars!" : in Cannes, the euphoria before the arrival of Tom Cruise

Marie Gicquel, edited by Gauthier Delomez 3:46 p.m., May 18, 2022

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For the opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening, the star was Vincent Lindon.

The French actor is this year the president of the jury.

But this Wednesday, the star that everyone will want to see on the famous red carpet is Tom Cruise.

The American actor, still in great shape at 60, is starring in the film

, of which Europe 1 is an official partner.

This film will therefore be presented on Wednesday evening in Cannes, in the out-of-competition category.

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And all festival-goers dream of seeing the star on the Croisette.

"Tom Cruise, for

? Yes, I brought my binoculars!" Exclaims one of them at the microphone of Europe 1. At 60, the actor who is back for a second part in the role of the pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is the promise to ensure the show at the Cannes Film Festival, as he ensures himself the stunts of his films.

A return after 30 years of absence in Cannes

It's been 30 years since Tom Cruise last walked the Cannes red carpet.

And yet, the actor didn't just star in big-budget films.

There is no shortage of auteur films in his filmography, such as

 by Stanley Kubrick (1999) or

by Paul Thomas Anderson (1999).

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A dizzying career on which he will have the opportunity to come back this Wednesday afternoon, during a master class.

Then, Tom Cruise should have just enough time to put on his tuxedo and his Ray-Ban glasses to find the steps of the Palais du Festival and send lovers of the seventh art... to seventh heaven.