![]() The party, which brought out filmmaker Todd Haynes, playwright Jeremy O. ![]() Deloitte was the official sponsor and Campari and Neom were premier sponsors. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Variety via Getty Images) Variety via Getty ImagesĪlong with Ebrahimi, “May December” actor Charles Melton, “Black Flies” star Tye Sheridan and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” breakout Shaunette Renée Wilson were also honored at the gathering - a first-time Cannes collaboration with Variety and the Golden Globes that celebrated breakthrough actors. After wrapping such a long-running series and on the precipice of what could be a career-changing film, he says he wants to remain grounded: “I’m just trying to stay present as much as I can to enjoy whatever moment is going to come next.Blanchett kicks off her heels as she presents to “Holy Spider” star Zar Amir Ebrahimi. Currently, Melton is finishing up the seventh and final season of Riverdale. May December will premiere May 20 at Cannes, where it is seeking distribution. “I had a triple cheeseburger with bacon with Cajun fries and a cheese dog and half a pint of ice cream every night,” says Melton of his May December diet. In a testament to his commitment, the actor, who played defensive back on Kansas State University’s football team before heading to Los Angeles to pursue acting, gained 35 pounds during the film’s six weeks of preproduction. As a 36-year-old father, husband and the family’s primary provider, Melton felt that Joe wouldn’t have time to prioritize the gym. “I believed that I couldn’t have been overprepared.”Īlong with readying himself mentally for his performance, the actor made a physical transformation. “I haven’t had an opportunity to play a character like this,” says Melton of Joe, who comes with a fraught backstory and undercurrents of repression, loneliness and isolation. He worked with acting coaches and absorbed films like the Ingmar Bergman classic Persona, the marital drama The Pumpkin Eater and any others that would help him glean new insights into Joe. “He was more intensely good-looking than I had imagined in this script but, my God, some stuff he did in auditioning for the role had this simplicity and innate understanding of who this guy was.” The understanding, admits Melton, came from weeks of prep before and during the auditioning process. “Charles completely took us by surprise,” says Haynes. The arrival of a Hollywood actress (Portman), who is set to play Gracie in a film, only exacerbates the tension. The story sees Joe and Moore’s Gracie over two decades after first meeting, as their kids are about to leave for college, leaving Joe an empty nester at 36. His character, Joe, is one-half of the eponymous May-December romance, a one-time tabloid relationship with a 23-year age gap. Melton has been a part of the requisite YA love stories ( The Sun Is Also a Star) and franchise fare ( Bad Boys for Life), but May December doesn’t neatly fall into his list of credits. Throw in the fact that Melton, 32, would be starring opposite not one but two Oscar winners - Moore and co-star Natalie Portman - and landing the role leans toward a coup. ![]() The pipeline from CW supernatural series to Cannes-bound prestige indie drama isn’t well trodden. Carl Davis, 'French Lieutenant's Woman' and 'Napoleon' Composer, Dies at 86
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