Cannes eyes 'Blueberry,' 'Zodiac' for prime slots

April 19, 2007 Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights," which the Weinstein Co. will release in the U.S., looks as if it will be completed in time to fill the high-profile opening-night slot May 16, while David Fincher's "Zodiac," a Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Michael Moore will most likely be making it back to the Croisette with his health care documentary "Sicko," following the director's Palme d'Or win in 2004 for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Gallic production company Margo Films has high expectations for its recently completed "Boarding Gate" from Olivier Assayas and Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Ballon Rouge," which stars Juliette Binoche.

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