James Franco, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere hit Cannes 'Women in Cinema' red carpet

(19 May 2024) ASSOCIATED PRESS Cannes, France - 18 May 2024 1. Uma Thurman posing 2. James Franco and Izabel Pakzad posing 3. Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere posing 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Gere, actor - on returning to Cannes: "It's basically the same, which still is the extraordinary party, you know, around movies and still takes movies really seriously." 5. Gere giving interview 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Gere, actor: "You know, I kept my son away from all of this for, you know, 24 years. And he's graduating from college now. And I figured it was time for him to come to something like this." SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandra Silva, wife of Richard Gere: "Well now he decided he wants to be an actor too. So he's acting, and now he's, you know, taking his own pieces here and there." SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Gere, actor: "He's terrific. It is wonderful. He's been doing his small films and writing and directing films and producing small films. He loves it. He's been bitten by the bug." (Reporter: "Could you work with him, do you think?") SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Gere, actor: "Sure. No, if he was, he could have done the part in 'Oh Canada.' He's a little young, and he needs a little more experience, but he could definitely do it." 7. Eva Longoria giving interview 8. Michelle Rodriguez talking on carpet 9. Vincent Cassel and Narah Baptista posing 10. Lucas Bravo giving interview 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Lucas Bravo, actor - on the next season of "Emily in Paris": "I think this one is the most fun I had, you know, to be honest, there was a moment through season three where I was questioning if I still had the stamina with this character and and wanted to see him through that and do the search and everything and in season four, they wrote something that really brought me back to life. And, I jumped into super prepared and it super worked out that super everything. And, we created a new connection with Lily that allowed us to to bring their connection to Gabriel's and Emily's connection further. And, it's a season of, bursting absence. So there's some fighting, there's some loving, there's some passion. I love this season. I can't wait for you to discover it." 12. Wide of honorees posing 13. Lucy Hale posing 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Lucy Hale, actor: "Hell, yeah. It's the best. It's amazing. I think that it feels like an honor, actually, I think, you know, especially Red Sea is especially, highlighting women of the Arab community and African community and, and just telling those stories and those points of view. It's very special so I'm happy to support." 15. Hale posing posing on carpet 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Carla Bruni, recording artist/model - on #MeToo: "Well, it was time, you know, I would say, you know, a woman has been abused for a very, very long time, you know, and it's unacceptable of course. So, for me, it's a healthy movement." (Reporter: "It's quite moving, isn't it, to see the statements on the carpets as well?") "Yes, very much, very much. But what I like the most is that, you know, it might scare all these predators, you know, and that is a good thing, you know, because they don't like to be exposed. You know, those people are people from the shadows, you know. So I believe this kind of movement protects many women just by, putting the predators in danger." 17. Wide of carpet STORYLINE: James Franco, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere and Eva Longoria were among the stars who hit the Cannes "Women in Cinema" red carpet on Saturday. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...