- guardian.co.uk, Friday February 18 2005 13.08 GMT
'People's expectations are way higher than you can deliver' ... George Lucas
George Lucas' final instalment in the Star Wars canon will open the Cannes Film Festival in May, according to reports.
The Daily Mail says that Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will kick off proceedings on the Croisette, which enjoys a tradition of high-profile launches.
Ewan McGregor will travel in support of the picture, in which he plays a young Obi-Wan Kenobi whose relationship with his protégé Anakin Skywalker, played by Hayden Christensen, reaches the point of no return.
Star Wars fans are drooling over their imitation lightsabres in anticipation of the final episode, in which Anakin transforms from a moody tyro into Kenobi's sinister nemesis, Darth Vader.
Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger are also expected to attend Cannes in support of Ron Howard's Depression Era drama Cinderella Man, while other possible entries include Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, which stars starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger.
