Two key figures won't be attending TheFrenchDispatch premiere in Cannes today: director Wes Anderson and cast member Lea Seydoux, who had tested positive for COVID
with four films, including three in competition. But sources say that the French star may cancel her trip to the South of France after testing positive for COVID.
In a plot twist worthy of an episode of “Call My Agent!,” Seydoux won’t be able to attend the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s “” on Monday night. She has been waiting for negative test results for two consecutive days in order to make the trip to Cannes and may still come later in the festival, which ends on Saturday.
A spokesperson for Seydoux confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and asymptomatic. She will remain in quarantine until her doctors deem her safe to travel to Cannes and attend festival events.Seydoux’s other films in competition are Ildiko Enyedi’s “The Story of My Wife,” and Bruno Dumont’s “France.” She also stars in Arnaud Desplechin’s film “Deception.
The festival’s organizers have slightly ramped up the health protocol in view of the COVID cases reported. Cannes’ organizers have now demanded that every festival staffer undergo a test every two days, rather than every five days which is the normal requirement for event employees.