On the "Daily Variety" podcast, Variety's Brent Lang and Elsa Keslassy discuss the Cannes Film Festival lineup, which is largely European and indie filmmakers, highlighting the lack of Hollywood star power. The pair suggest that this shift may be due to studios' focus on franchise-oriented films at the time of the festival. Keslasy also noted that the lineup shows a trend of France becoming a major player in the financing of high-profile global films. Hollywood litigator Patricia Glaser defended Casey Wasserman during the Variety Power of Law breakfast event.