Stars and award-winners lined up for reborn Cannes

The jury will be headed by US director Spike Lee, who was set to preside in 2020 before the festival was cancelled by the pandemic

Paul Verhoeven promises a touch of scandal on the Croisette with his entry, "Benedetta", about a lesbian nun in a 17th century Italian convent

A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announced a bumper selection for its competition on Thursday.

Other returning Palme winners are Thailand's Apichatpong Weerasethakul with his first English-language film "Memoria", starring Tilda Swinton, and France's Jacques Audiard with "Les Oympiades".