Demi Moore made sure Cannes knew she had arrived. The actress, 63, stepped onto the red carpet Tuesday night for the 79th Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony wearing a strapless white sequin gown paired with a statement diamond necklace.
‘I Feel Like a Little Kid Getting to Play a Grown-Up’: Demi Moore on Cannes
The “The Substance” star was polished, radiant, and completely at ease on one of the world’s most-watched red carpets.
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The premiere was for “The Electric Kiss”, and Moore was front and center, carrying herself with the quiet confidence of someone who has been in this industry for decades and earned every moment of it.
Being at Cannes this year means something different for Moore — She is also judging.
The actress joins director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the nine-member jury for the 2026 festival, with South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook serving as jury president.
Speaking at the opening press conference, Moore told the Daily Mail the experience had already moved her.
“It’s such a beautiful experience and one just to be surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, and the joy of diving in and being surrounded by those who share that is just I just felt like a joy,” she said.
She continued: “And who can complain about the beautiful view of this incredible place? But yes, I just feel tremendously honored, and I’m super excited. I really I feel like a little kid getting to play a grown-up.”
The significance of the moment was personal, too.
“You know, prior I had only ever attended the Cannes Film Festival once, and that was only as someone’s plus one. And so to be sitting here today, I am really, really tremendously honoured,” Moore said.
Demi Moore on AI in Hollywood: ‘It Comes From the Soul’
Moore used her time at the Cannes press conference to address one of the most talked-about topics in the film industry.
On the question of artificial intelligence, she came down firmly on the side of working with it rather than against it.
“I always feel that againstness breeds againstness. AI is here, and so to fight it is a battle that we will lose,” she said. “So to find ways in which we can work with it, I think is a more valuable path to take.”
She was equally clear about what no algorithm can ever replace.
“The truth is, there really isn’t anything to fear because what it can never replace is what true art comes from, which is not the physical,” Moore said. “It comes from the soul. It comes from the spirit of each and every one of us sitting here, to each and every one of us that creates every day.”
Heidi Klum, Joan Collins and More Light Up the Cannes Red Carpet
Heidi Klum, 52, arrived in a sheer nude dress with delicate pink floral detailing.
Joan Collins, 92, was sensational in a white gown with a diamond necklace and black gloves, posing alongside husband Percy Gibson, 61.
Poppy Delevingne, 40, wore a sheer lace and velvet gown while Maura Higgins, 35, made a statement in a strapless black and white gown with a dramatic oversized bow.
Model and influencer Caroline Daur, 31, rounded out the arrivals in a red and black feathered strapless gown.
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Demi Moore, 63, Wows in Strapless White Sequin Gown at the 79th Cannes Film Festival (PHOTOS)