Cannes adds immersive pirate piece

- What happened: Cannes Film Festival added Lucy Liu–voiced immersive project The Pirate Queen: No Safe Waters to its Immersive Competition lineup this week. - The key specific: The Immersive Competition runs May 12–22 at the Carlton and includes nine works from eight countries. - Context/reaction: Festival organizers billed the pick as part of Cannes’ growing focus on immersive storytelling and multi-format showcases. (deadline.com) (festival-cannes.com)