Rumours (2024 film)

Rumours is a 2024 black comedy film directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, and starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander.

The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024.

Premise
World leaders meet at the G7 but get lost in the woods whilst trying to compose a joint statement on an unspecified global crisis. Beset by thick fog and menaced by undead bog bodies and a giant brain, they navigate the tortured passions between them.

Cast

 * Cate Blanchett as Hilda Ortmann, the Chancellor of Germany
 * Alicia Vikander as Celestine Sproul, the Secretary-General of the European Commission
 * Charles Dance as Edison Wolcott, the President of the United States
 * Roy Dupuis as Maxime Laplace, the Prime Minister of Canada
 * Denis Ménochet as Sylvain Broulez, the President of France
 * Nikki Amuka-Bird as Cardosa Dewindt, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 * Rolando Ravello as Antonio Lamorte, the Prime Minister of Italy
 * Takehiro Hira as Tatsuro Iwasaki, the Prime Minister of Japan
 * Zlatko Burić

Production
A German-Canadian production from Square Peg. Producers on the film are Liz Jarvis for Buffalo Gal Pictures, Philipp Kreuzer for Maze Pictures, and Lars Knudsen for Square Peg.

Casting
Cate Blanchett joined the cast in October 2023. In January 2024, news broke that the cast also included Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance.

Filming
Principal photography took place in Hungary in October 2023. Filming locations also included Winnipeg in Canada.

Release
The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024.

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10.