Nolan will also present a Cannes Masterclass in which he will discuss his career and passion for Kubrick’s filmography.
Christopher Nolan is finally heading to the Cannes Film Festival.
The festival’s Cannes Classics section has announced an unrestored 70mm cut of Kubrick’s magnum opus will debut on May 12.
Nolan will introduce the screening, which will be attended by Kubrick’s daughter, Katharina, and his longtime producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan.
In addition to presenting “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Nolan will stick around the 2018 Cannes Film Festival to participate in a Cannes Masterclass on May 13.
The discussion will find the “Dunkirk” filmmaker looking back at his own career and talking about his love of Kubrick.
Nolan was rumored to be a Cannes contender last year with “Dunkirk,” but Warner Bros. decided not to world premiere the WWII epic at the festival. »