Leonardo DiCaprio is to current Robert De Niro with the Honorary Palme d’Or at this yr’s Cannes Movie Pageant.
The 50-year-old actor will hand the accolade to his ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ co-star on the movie competition’s opening ceremony on Tuesday (13.05.25), in line with Selection.
In addition to showing alongside each other in 2023 film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, which premiered on the 76th Cannes Movie Pageant on Might 20, 2023, the pair additionally co-starred in 1993 coming-of-age movement image ‘This Boy’s Life’.
The movie featured a 17-year-old DiCaprio in his first main film position.
After he’s offered with the Palme d’Or on Tuesday, De Niro, 81, will seem at a particular masterclass on the Debussy Theatre on Wednesday (14.05.25), the place he’s anticipated to mirror on a profession spanning greater than 5 many years.
The Cannes tribute marks a return to the competition he final attended in 2023 for the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, during which he starred as a ruthless businessman.
He beforehand served as jury president on the competition 14 years in the past.
De Niro stated forward of the occasion: “I’ve such shut emotions for Pageant de Cannes… particularly now when there’s a lot on this planet pulling us aside, Cannes brings us collectively – storytellers, filmmakers, followers, and pals.
“It’s like coming dwelling.”
De Niro can also be identified for motion pictures together with ‘As soon as Upon a Time in America’, ‘Imply Streets’, and ‘The Mission’.
What’s extra, his 1976 psychological drama ‘Taxi Driver’ scooped the Palme d’Or on the 1976 Cannes Movie Pageant.
The actor joins a distinguished group of previous Honorary Palme d’Or recipients together with 75-year-old Meryl Streep and 62-year-old Jodie Foster.
French actor Juliette Binoche, 61, has been introduced because the president of this yr’s jury, taking on from Greta Gerwig, 41.
It marks the primary time within the competition’s historical past two ladies have served consecutive phrases as jury presidents.
