Later that year , Villeneuve directed the crime thriller film '' Sicario '' , scripted by Taylor Sheridan , and starring Emily Blunt , Benicio del Toro , Daniel Kaluuya , and Josh Brolin . The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival , though it did not win . It screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and went on to gross nearly $ 80 million worldwide
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Denis Villeneuve