Da 5 Bloods

SPIKE LEE is bringing his latest film to show out of competition.

Starring Chadwick Boseman, it tells of four African-American veterans who travel to Vietnam years after the war. After a two-year absence, it would also have marked a return to the Croisette for the film’s backer Netflix after its clash with the festival over its theatrical release policy in France.

“Da 5 Bloods” will still debut in June on the streaming platform. Release date: June 12

The French Dispatch

WES ANDERSON has Cannes form — 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” opened the festival. And this Paris-set comedy, centered on an American literary magazine, was tailor-made for Cannes, and with a red carpet-ready roster of stars: Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet.

Originally due for a July release, it’s now been moved to October, making a festival appearance in Venice and/or Toronto possible. Release date: October 16

Soul

CANNES loves Pixar, having given premieres to “Up” and “Inside Out” previously, and “Soul” was destined to be one of the festival’s must-see titles.

Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers, this story of a jazz teacher (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who loses his passion for music is now likely to bypass the festival circuit, with Disney shifting its release from June to November.

Release date: November 20

Tre Piani (Three Floors)

ITALIAN director Nanni Moretti is a Cannes regular, and won the Palme d’Or for 2001’s “The Son’s Room.” His latest film is the first to have an adapted screenplay — it is based on Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo’s novel about three families living in flats in the same condominium.

Moretti and fellow Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Riccardo Scamarcio star, which does suggest that – with no set Italian release date yet – the film will head to Venice in September, assuming that festival can proceed. Release date: TBC

(SD-Agencies)