Spielberg, Foster and Penn likely to feature in Cannes line-up

Paris

STEVEN Spielberg, George Clooney and Jodie Foster are tipped to be among those who will walk the red carpet at Cannes next month when the line-up for the world's top film festival is revealed on Thursday.

While the movies in the running for the main Palme d'Or prize are still under tight wraps, it appears that Spielberg will almost certainly show his adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's classic The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant) out of competition.