Sophie Thatcher at 'Her Private Hell' premiere

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton were among the cast members on the red carpet for the May 18 premiere of “Her Private Hell” at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, according to festival materials and event coverage. Just Jared reported that the actors attended the screening on Monday night despite rainy weather in Cannes. The appearance placed the film in the middle of the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s May 18 run of premieres and screenings. (festival-cannes.com) ### Where did the premiere fit into the Cannes schedule? Festival de Cannes lists “Her Private Hell” as part of its 2026 official selection, with a May 18 screening time of 13:30 and a Palais des Festivals location. (festival-cannes.com) The festival page identifies the film as an out-of-competition title rather than a main competition entry. Vanity Fair’s live Cannes coverage, cited in the source briefing, also placed “For Her Private Hell” among the premieres and screenings drawing attention during that stretch of the festival. That put the movie alongside other titles circulating on the Croisette on May 18. (justjared.com) ### Who was attached to “Her Private Hell”? Festival de Cannes names Nicolas Winding Refn as the film’s director and identifies Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Kristine Frøseth and Diego Calva among the cast. The festival’s film page lists Thatcher in the role of Elle and Melton as Private K. (festival-cannes.com) The festival’s background feature on the film describes “Her Private Hell” as a new movie that Refn considers a resurgence and says Italian composer Pino Donaggio scored the project. That same Cannes feature again names Thatcher and Melton in the cast lineup. (festival-cannes.com) ### What is the film about? Festival de Cannes describes “Her Private Hell” as a story set after “a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis,” unleashing a deadly entity. The festival synopsis says a troubled young woman searching for her father crosses paths with an American GI trying to rescue his daughter from Hell. (festival-cannes.com) The Cannes materials do not add plot details beyond that synopsis on the film page, but they frame the movie as a horror title. Just Jared referred to it as a “horror thriller” in its premiere coverage. (festival-cannes.com) ### What do we know about the red-carpet appearance itself? Just Jared reported on May 18 that Thatcher and Melton “braved the rainy weather” for the premiere at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. The outlet’s item centered on the cast’s arrival for the screening and identified the event as part of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. (festival-cannes.com) The festival’s live coverage hub says Cannes was tracking ceremonies, red steps arrivals, photocalls and press conferences across the event. While the festival page for the film confirms the screening itself, entertainment coverage supplied the visible red-carpet details around the cast arrivals. (justjared.com) ### What happened after the premiere? Festival de Cannes published a May 19 press-conference entry for “Her Private Hell” naming Havana Rose Liu, Matthew Newman, Sophie Thatcher, Nicolas Winding Refn, Charles Melton, Pino Donaggio and Kristine Frøseth. That indicates the film’s promotion continued in Cannes the day after the premiere. (justjared.com) Just Jared separately reported on May 19 that Melton joined Thatcher, Havana Rose Liu and Kristine Frøseth for a photocall at the Palais des Festivals. The next public materials tied to the film in Cannes, then, were the photocall and press conference on Tuesday, May 19. (festival-cannes.com) (justjared.com) (festival-cannes.com)