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Reports that Sebastian Stan confirmed he would play Harvey Dent in The Batman Part II were greatly exaggerated; a Le Journal du Dimanche quote was later corrected to drop the Dent claim, leaving Stan’s involvement unconfirmed and the sequel’s cast details still under wraps.
Sebastian Stan did not confirm he’s Harvey Dent in Batman: Part II; a French outlet, Le Journal du Dimanche, reportedly misquoted him, sparking social-media buzz. Insiders say it was a misprint, and the magazine has updated the piece; Stan remains tight-lipped and has not confirmed any role in the film.
Celebrity couple Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis are reportedly parents to their first child, with the newborn said to have arrived last month. Neither has publicly confirmed the birth, but TMZ cites the couple as now a family of three. Stan previously spoke about his hopes of being a good father in a Deadline interview. The pair have been together since 2022 and keep their relationship relatively private.
Sebastian Stan discusses Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, highlighting its themes of religious intolerance and child violence and noting his transformed look for the role, then reveals he’ll head to London this summer to shoot Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II, where he will play multiple roles including Harvey Dent/Two-Face, marking his first foray into the Batman/DC universe; the piece also touches Cannes’ high-profile moments and Tilda Swinton’s views on cinema’s future.
At Cannes 2026, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord won the Palme d’Or, capping a 12-day festival that delivered standout fashion from Monica Bellucci, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Demi Moore, Penélope Cruz and Bella Hadid on a red carpet that kept Hollywood glamour alive despite studios skipping the event; Barbra Streisand received an honorary Palme d’Or but did not attend due to a knee injury.
Cristian Mungiu’s English-language Fjord, starring Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan as Romanian parents in a Norwegian village, won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, marking Mungiu’s second Palme after 2007; the Grand Prix went to Andreï Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, with directing honors shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for La Bola Negra and Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland, while acting prizes went to Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for Coward and Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for All of a Sudden, and Barbra Streisand received an honorary Palme d’Or during the ceremony.
Sebastian Stan told reporters in Cannes that Trump’s potential second term isn’t a laughing matter, weighing in on the biopic The Apprentice and the current political climate—censorship and media consolidation—while noting the film could stand the test of time as he promotes his new project Fjord.
At Cannes, Sebastian Stan declared that discussing Donald Trump and related censorship issues is “not a laughing matter” as he promotes Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, a drama about a Romanian conservative family in Norway that sparks debate over freedom of speech and religion and has earned a nine‑plus minute standing ovation. Stan discussed how his research drew on his Romanian roots and time spent with churches, and he reflected on broader global value divides in cinema. He also shared personal news that he and partner Annabelle Wallis are expecting a child.
At Cannes 2026, Sebastian Stan delivers his most ambitious turn yet in Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, playing Mihai, a Romanian engineer whose family moves to a Norwegian fjord and becomes entangled in a domestic nightmare, testing the audience’s sympathies and signaling Stan’s shift from Marvel to edgier art-house work.
At Cannes, Sebastian Stan promotes Fjord and weighs in on Donald Trump, the former Apprentice star he portrayed, saying the current media climate—marked by consolidation, censorship and ongoing lawsuits—is “a really, really bad place.” He recalled the Apprentice’s Cannes premiere and Trump’s threats to sue the film; The Apprentice opened in Oct 2024 and grossed about $4M in North America, and Stan has been noted for his Trump portrayal with Oscar buzz.
At Cannes, Sebastian Stan denounced Donald Trump and said that what’s happening in America is ‘not a laughing matter’ and a ‘really bad place,’ while promoting his new film Fjord which received a standing ovation, and referencing tensions around media consolidation and censorship.
Cannes-Competition drama Fjord by Cristian Mungiu follows a Romanian couple who relocate to a Norwegian town and become ensnared in a rapid child-protection inquiry, using restrained storytelling to probe how liberal judgment clashes with conservative parenting; Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan give nuanced, restrained performances that illuminate themes of otherness, belief, and the price of social scrutiny.
Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, premiered at Cannes with a 12-minute standing ovation—the festival’s longest so far this year—while Neon has already acquired U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand rights.
Cannes premiere of Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, a harrowing family drama about a Romanian father and Norwegian mother whose children are removed by the state in a remote village; starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, the film drew a 10-minute standing ovation at its Grand Palais debut.
At Cannes, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, featuring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as evangelical parents, drew a near-10-minute standing ovation at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, signaling strong Palme d’Or momentum as the crowd erupted in cheers. The drama, which follows a family entangled with Norwegian Child Services, had a press screening that elicited gasps, and the gala audience included stars like Sharon Stone, Carla Bruni, and Demi Moore.