Washington DC, May 20 -- Jenna Ortega is set to headline acclaimed French filmmaker Leos Carax's next feature film 'Lily May B,' one of the most talked-about projects unveiled at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, according to Variety.

Slated to go on floors in Spring 2027, 'Lily May B' marks Carax's follow-up to his 2021 musical romance Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, which opened Cannes and earned Carax the Best Director award.

The project will mark the first collaboration between Carax and Ortega, who rose to global fame with Netflix's Wednesday and recently starred in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice directed by Tim Burton.

Produced by French producer Hugo Selignac under Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, a Mediawan banner, the film...