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Cannes Film Festival Artistic Director Thierry Fremaux poses during a photo call for Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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Cannes' female-f... Cannes Film Festival Artistic Director Thierry Fremaux poses during a photo call for Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Cannes Film Fest... Actress Diane Kruger arrives for a photo call for the members of the jury at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Zoo-like Cannes ... Actor Bill Murray plays with a camera during a photo call for Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
'The Dictator' ... Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, left, falls off a camel during a photo call for The Dictator at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Review: `Battles... In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Taylor Kitsch, left, and Rihanna are shown in a scene from "Battleship." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
Review: 'Hysteri... In this film image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Maggie Gyllenhaal portrays Charlotte Dalrymple in a scene from "Hysteria." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Liam Daniel)
Banks' hit summe... In this May 5, 2012 photo, actress Elizabeth Banks from, "What to Expect When You're Expecting", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The film opens in theaters on May 18. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
6 movies to watc... A view of the venue of the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The Cannes film festival runs from May 16 to May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
An American infl... Workers sets up a giant 65th Cannes Film Festival official poster featuring Marilyn Monroe on the Cannes Festival Palace, Monday, May 14, 2012. The Cannes Film Festival will start on Wednesday, May 16.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
New dad Chris He... Actors Kristen Stewart, left, with Charlize Theron, right and Chris Hemsworth pose for the media at the World Premiere of the film Snow White and the Huntsman at a cinema in central London, Monday, May 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
'Avengers' rule... In this film image released by Disney, Chris Evans, portraying Captain America, left, and Robert Downey Jr., portraying Tony Stark, are shown in a scene from "Marvel's The Avengers" (AP Photo/Disney, Zade Rosethal)
Christopher Plum... FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, actor Christopher Plummer poses back stage after winning an Oscar for best supporting actor for "Beginners" during the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Plummer's stage performance in The Tempest will be shown in hundreds of movie theaters on June 14, even as plans are in the works to have his Barrymore join it at the multiplex. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
Will Smith backs... US actors Josh Brolin, left, and Will Smith, right, pose during a photocall ahead of the German Premiere of "Men in Black 3" in Berlin, Monday, May 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Kevin Spacey deb... American actor Kevin Spacey arrives for the premiere of "Spirit Of A Denture" in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Spacey spoke about his international outlook during a brief visit to Johannesburg for the premiere of the South African short film he helped produce and in which he stars. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
US taxpayers get... Jorge Vazquez Sanchez is led out of the federal courthouse, Thursday, May 10, 2012 in San Antonio. A stake in a yet-to-be-made movie about the life of Jesus Christs mother with mega-preacher Joel Osteen of the Lakewood Church as executive producer could soon be held by the U.S. government. Jorge Vazquez Sanchez, accused laundering Mexican drug profits, allegedly got the screenplay for Mary, Mother of Christ in the first place by extorting a Mexican businessman and kidnapping his brother. That businessman had gotten it after foreclosing on a business loan to the co-writer of the blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Tom Reel) RUMBO DE SAN ANTONIO OUT; NO SALES; MAGS OUT
Capsule reviews ... In this film image released by Warner Bros., Johnny Depp portrays Barnabas Collins in a scene from "Dark Shadows." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Peter Mountain)
Review: Baron Co... In this film image released by Paramount Pictures, Sacha Baron Cohen, portrays Admiral General Aladeen in a scene from "The Dictator." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Melinda Sue Gordon)
Obama jokes with... President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. Obama is traveling to the West Coast for a series of campaign fundraisers. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dior exhibit tra... Newspapers and photographs forming part of an exhibition on Christian Dior are seen on the wall of Christian Dior Museum in Granville, Normandy, France, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Going back to where it all began, a new exhibit in the childhood home of legendary designer Christian Dior in Normandy sheds new light on the house's huge contribution to the silver screen.The setting also provides rare insight into how a young Dior - a mama's boy who liked to spend time in the garden - became inspired by the Granville landscape and decided to dedicate his life to fashion. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
5 favorite Tim B... FILE - In this May 7, 2012 file photo, director Tim Burton arrives at the premiere of his film, "Dark Shadows" in Los Angeles. The film opens in theaters on May 11. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Sacha Baron Cohe... Sasha Baron Cohen, dressed as his alter-ego Admiral General Aladeen from his upcoming film, "The Dictator," gestures during a news conference, Monday, May 7, 2012, at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The film, about a dictator from a fictional North African country, stars Cohen, Ben Kingsley and Anna Faris and is set for release on May 16. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)
Hollywood studio... FILE - In this June 18, 2011 file photo, actor Tom Hanks poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 announced that movie studios, TV networks, talent agencies and the entertainment unions have aligned with nonprofit groups to create Got Your 6, a multipronged effort to support military veterans and their families. Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Douglas are among the faces of the campaign. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Hayley Atwell of... FILE - In this March 25, 2012 photo, Hayley Atwell arrives for the Jameson Empire Awards in London. Atwell will star in the film "10 Things I Hate About Life," to be written and directed by Gil Junger. Junger directed the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You," which starred Heath Ledger. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
Disney looks to ... FILE - In this March 31, 2012 file photo, a firework display lights up the castle of Sleeping Beauty in Disneyland's theme park in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, May 8, 2012 that net income in the first three months of the year grew 21 percent as better performance from pay TV network ESPN and its theme parks offset a loss at the movie studio driven by the flop "John Carter." Net income in the three months to March 31 rose to $1.14 billion, or 63 cents per share, from $942 million, or 49 cents per share, a year ago. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
London jogger: D... FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 file photo actor Dustin Hoffman poses for a portrait while promoting the new HBO television series "Luck" at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. A man who had a cardiac arrest while jogging in London's Hyde Park says his life was saved with help from a famous passer-by, Dustin Hoffman. Sam Dempster said Tuesday May 8, 2012, that the actor waited with him after he collapsed on April 27 until paramedics arrived. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)