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LYON, France — Todd Haynes, Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Brühl, Tsui Hark and Andrey Zvyagintsev attended the opening gala of France's Lumière Festival Saturday night where Haynes teased his anticipated 'De Noche,' starring Pedro Pascal. It also saw Lumière Fest chief Thierry Frémaux, also head of the Cannes Festival, take a well-received swing at U. S. President Donald Trump. "Donald Trump has protested that he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize. The Lumière Award is the only prize we think he won't ask for," Frémaux told the crowd of the fest's top honor. "In any case, we won't give it to him," Frémaux added, referring to the fest's top honor at Lyon's cavernous Halle Tony Garnier, a 5,000-seat concert hall, at a gala where he acted as ever as host. More from VarietyJoel and Ethan Coen will accept this year's Lumière Award later in the festival. The opening night, however, belonged very much to Haynes, in Lyon for a masterclass and a retrospective featuring "Poison," "Safe," "Far from Heaven" and "I'm Not There.

Key pointsJalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson, Shane Gillis, and more are among SNL season 52's first hosts. Rosalía, Katseye, and Gracie Abrams are some of season 52's buzziest musical guests. Taylor Swift, Ramy Youssef, and the New York Knicks have made surprise cameos on the show this season. Saturday Night Live season 52 is underway, and the show has recruited a wide variety of talent to serve as hosts and musical guests. The season kicked off with NBA star Jalen Brunson, who led the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years, making his hosting debut, along with musical performances from Katseye. After that, Dakota Johnson returned to the show for her third hosting gig for the second episode of the season, with Turnstile performing as the musical guest. Season 52 saw two new cast members join the fold as featured players: Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter. Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernández, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson all returned as repertory players, and Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline were promoted as repertory players after two seasons as featured players.