Cannes isn’t just an opportunity to see the biggest actors on the planet on the biggest stage in moviedom. It’s also a chance to take stock of the industry and the challenges it faces. There’s no graver one, certainly, than the Writers Guild strike that’s put the TV and movie business in a holding pattern, along with the possibility that actors and directors will join the picket lines when their contracts expire in June. So for all the glitziness of the premieres, there’s also an underlying anxiety. Will the good times last much longer?
Source: Cannes: 5 Takeaways, From Jonny Depp’s Bizarre Return to Wild Parties – Variety