Celebrity Photos of the Week: When Kidman Met Cannes!
Welcome to Cannes! The annual film festival that still manages to merge Hollywood sleaze with dank Europo-louche each spring – and if you can’t find a ticket, you're forced to scrounge, mes petites baguettesREGIS DUVIGNAU/Reuters
And you want star power? This year’s Cannes fest kicked off Wednesday with the film Grace of Monaco starring Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth. Say hello to my little friend!Alastair Grant/The Associated Press
Shrewdly, Mr. Roth diverted paparazzi away from the size difference between him and his colossal co-star by finding the only other person in Cannes shorter than him: Grace of Monaco director Olivier DahanJoel Ryan
‘Be careful, mon ami,’ cautioned Dahan. ‘I think she’s getting angry...’Thibault Camus/The Associated Press
Grrr. Hulk smash!ERIC GAILLARD/Reuters
Adding glamour to the proceedings was the French actress Audrey Tautou, as gamine as she ever was. Oh, Amélie!Alastair Grant/The Associated Press
Not to be outdone, Jane Fonda happily showed off the results of four decades of aerobic classes. She’s 76!Alastair Grant/The Associated Press
Here we see Cannes jury member Sofia Coppola demonstrating the same beleaguered artiste expression perfected by her father Francis CoppolaJoel Ryan
And here we have Blake Lively, who does not appear in Grace of Monaco but still had the photogs all over her on the red carpet. The French apparently attached deep meaning to Gossip GirlJoel Ryan
Now off to New York, where uber-couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie put the sizzle into the premiere of a movie called The Normal Heart. They’re simply gorgeous, but wait, what’s that shmutz on the side of Angelina’s face?ANDREW KELLY/Reuters
Hey, when you’re raising three-dozen or so kids, you’re bound to get a little talcum powder on your face now and thenANDREW KELLY/Reuters
Normal Heart star Matt Bomer overreacts wildly to the sight of Angelina Jolie with talc on her faceANDREW KELLY/Reuters
Impressively, Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons and Canadian actor Taylor Kitsch managed to keep their composure at the sight of an imperfect Angelina. Bazinga!Evan Agostini
Next stop: Singapore, where Hugh Jackman and Fan Bingbing had the fans howling at the premiere of X-Men: Days of Future PastEDGAR SU/Reuters
All except this guy. The Wolverine does not howl. The Wolverine broodsEDGAR SU/Reuters
At the same event, X-Men star Peter Dinklage obliged a fan by taking a selfie, but looked like he’d rather be on trial for killing the King of Westeros (that’s a Game of Thrones reference for all the nerds out there)EDGAR SU/Reuters
‘That’s not how you take a selfie, mate,’ said the always way-too-accomodating Hugh Jackman. ‘You gotta look happy, even with a band-aid on your beak’Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press
Right around the same time, the X-Men movie had a second British premiere in London, which was attended by Wesley Snipes. Mr. Snipes does not appear in the new X-Men movie and really has no connection to the franchise, but wasn’t he just terrific as Blade?TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
Also at the London X-Men premiere was franchise star Patrick Stewart and his third wife Suze Odell. Marry a woman 38 years your junior? Make it so!Jonathan Short
Naturally, Captain Picard found time to pose with his X-Men co-star and good pal Ian McKellen, who officiated at Stewart’s wedding ceremony last fall. Seriously. He really is just like Gandalf!Jonathan Short
But in the X-Men universe, McKellen is the arch-villain Magneto, who possesses fearsome magnetic powers and the ability to move large inanimate objects with the wave of his hand, which he demonstrated on the red carpetTOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
‘Yes, master.. Must see new X-Men movie over and over and buy full set of X-Men action figures...’Ian West/The Associated Press