George Lucas to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
By The Associated Press
George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday. Lucas will be honored at the closing ceremony to 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 25. He joins a short list of those to receive honorary Palmes. Last year, Harrison Ford, a regular leading man for Lucas in “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones,” was awarded one. Other recent recipients include Michael Douglas, Tom Cruise, Forest Whitaker and Jodie Foster. Lucas noted that his first film, “THX-1138,” had been selected to be shown at Cannes. The Cannes Film Festival runs May 14-25.
