CANNES, France (AP) — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza kicks off its 78th edition.
Greg Tarzan Davis, from left, Angela Bassett, Hannah Waddingham, Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, and Tramell Tillman pose for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Tom Cruise poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Hannah Waddingham poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Angela Bassett poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Pom Klementieff poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Pom Klementieff, from left, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Hannah Waddingham pose for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise returned to the Croisette on Wednesday with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.”
Tramell Tillman poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Director Christopher McQuarrie poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Simon Pegg poses for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for photographers during the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Tom Cruise arrives for the photo call for the film ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
This gallery features daily highlights from the festival, curated by Associated Press photo editors.
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