Tom Cruise to showcase final Mission: Impossible film at Cannes

Tom Cruise is set to return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and last episode of his Mission: Impossible series, joining Robert De Niro and French actress Juliette Binoche among the confirmed A-list attendees.

- ADAM PLOWRIGHT FRANÇOIS BECKER AFP

Cruise's presence, three years after he lit up the French Riviera while promoting Top Gun: Maverick, marks a major coup for festival organisers.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is one of the most hotly awaited blockbusters of the year and is set for release in Thailand on May 22.

"After nearly three decades of thrills, stunts and twists, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning promises to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience," the festival said in a statement.

On Monday, they announced that De Niro, star of Taxi Driver and Godfather Part II, would be given an honorary Palme d'Or at the opening ceremony of the world's premier film festival on May 13.

Cannes president Iris Knobloch and long-time director Thierry Fremaux will unveil the selection of in-competition films and other major premieres at a press conference in Paris today.