Frears will be joined by 'sure things' Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Alejandro GonzalezInarritu (Babel) and most likely by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls).
The festival's gala section features new works from Bernardo Bertolucci, John Sayles, Notting Hill's Roger Michell and Amores Perros director Alejandro GonzalezInarritu.