Anya Taylor-Joy commanded attention on Wednesday, as she ditched her bra for an outing, just hours before her film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga premieres at the star-studded Cannes Film Festival.

The actress, 28, put on a racy display in a silver cardigan encrusted in sparkly diamonds, beads and sequins.

The bedazzled jacket was only held shut at her neck, leaving her cleavage entirely exposed and flashing a glimpse of sideboob.

Anya also showcased her long legs in a pair of tiny black hotpants, while boosting her height with strappy high heels.

The Queen's Gambit star graciously stopped to take selfies with waiting fans, while keeping her eyes hidden under black sunglasses.

Anya Taylor-Joy commanded attention on Wednesday, as she ditched her bra for an outing, just hours before her film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga premieres at Cannes Film Festival 

The actress, 28, put on a racy display in a silver cardigan encrusted in sparkly diamonds, beads and sequins

The bedazzled jacket was only held shut at her neck, leaving her cleavage entirely exposed and flashing a glimpse of sideboob

She touched down in Nice on Monday morning, the day before the 77th film festival kicked off, joining a slew of famous faces congregating in the city, including Léa Seydoux.

The actress, 38, is starring as the lead in The Second Act (Le Deuxième Acte), which had its world premiere as the opening film of the festival on Tuesday.

The French star was pictured looking classy in a fitted navy blazer and capri trousers at the photocall for the film on Monday. 

Anya and her co-star Chris Hemsworth have arrived in France for the world premiere of their new Mad Max film, which will take place on Wednesday evening.

The flick - which is not being released to theatres until May 23 - is a prequel to lauded 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road.

Creator George Miller has returned to helm the movie, which is an origin story for the title character, played by Charlize Theron in the previous film.

Anya takes over as the younger Furiosa in the upcoming film, which is set between 15 and 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road, while Chris is playing warlord leader, Dementus.

The Thor star, 40, described the villainous character as 'a very violent, insane, brutal person that is born from the Wasteland'.

She touched down in Nice on Monday morning, the day before the 77th film festival kicked off, for the world premiere of her new Mad Max film, which will take place on Wednesday evening

A slew of famous faces have arrived in the city, including Léa Seydoux, who is starring as the lead in The Second Act, which had its world premiere as the opening film of the festival on Tuesday

The French star, 38,  was pictured looking classy in a fitted navy blazer and capri trousers at the photocall for the film on Monday

Anya also showcased her long legs in a pair of tiny black hotpants, while boosting her height with strappy high heels

The Queen's Gambit star graciously stopped to take selfies with waiting fans, while keeping her eyes hidden under black sunglasses

He added: '[Dementus] has been birthed into a space where it's kill or be killed. He's learned to rule with an iron fist. There's a charisma to him and it's very manipulative.' 

While the full reviews won't be in until closer to the release date, early reactions to Furiosa from a wide range of film critics have been promising.

They lauded George's direction and were full of universal praise for the performances of Anya and Chris, with many commenting the film was a worthy addition to the franchise.

George described the prequel as 'a saga' that will be told over a 15-year period, which is much different from Fury Road, which spanned three days in its timeframe. 

Filming for Furiosa took place in New South Wales, Australia, beginning in June 2022 and wrapping up by October.

Anya recently admitted that filming had been a very difficult experience for her and hinted at several behind-the-scenes challenges.

In an interview with New York Times this week, she said: 'I’ve never been more alone than making that movie. 

'I don’t want to go too deep into it, but everything that I thought was going to be easy was hard. Like I knew I was going to need the two years that it took for the movie to come out to deal with it.'

The flick is a prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, once again helmed by creator George Miller, and is an origin story for Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron in the previous film

Anya takes over as the younger Furiosa in the film, which is set between 15 and 20 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road and is described as 'a saga' that will be told over a 15-year period (pictured in film)

While Chris Hemsworth is playing warlord leader, Dementus, who he described as 'a very violent, insane, brutal person that is born from the Wasteland' (pictured)

When pressed to elaborate, Anya cryptically replied: 'Talk to me in 20 years.' 

She confessed she wasn't sure if she would be able to watch the film again, revealing she started 'sobbing' within 'two minutes' of viewing an early cut.

Anya added: 'I wanted to be changed. I wanted to be put in a situation in extremis where I would have no choice but to grow. And I got it. 

'I will never regret this experience, on so many different levels, but it’s a very particular story to have.

'There’s not everyone in the world that has made a Mad Max movie, and I swear to God, everyone that I’ve met that has, there’s a look in our eyes: We know. There’s an immediate kinship of like, "OK, hey, I see you".'

She also expressed her love for George, but revealed the director had 'a very, very strict idea of what Furiosa’s war face looked like and that only allowed me my eyes for a large portion of the movie.'

George also revealed last week that Anya only has 30 lines of dialogue in the 2 hour and 28 minute runtime of the film.

Speaking to The Telegraph, he explained: The problem with dialogue is that it tends to slow things down and film is a medium that’s often best enjoyed at high speed.'

Sabrina Elba was also spotted making her arrival in Nice on Wednesday, cutting a casual but stylish figure at the airport

The model, 34, showed a peek at her toned midriff in a white crop top and oversized jeans, layering a green shirt and beige trenchcoat over the top, while sporting sock and sandals

Despite just hopping off a flight, the wife of Idris Elba still looked radiant as she wheeled her suitcase along

Sabrina tucked her hair under white baseball cap and donned gold hoop earrings as she headed to the festival

Helena Christensen cut a trendy figure in a blue denim jacket and beige trousers

She completed the look with red Adidas trainers and crossbody bags 

Sabrina Elba was also spotted making her arrival in Nice on Wednesday, cutting a casual but stylish figure at the airport. 

The model, 34, showed a peek at her toned midriff in a white crop top and oversized matching jeans.

She layered a green shirt and beige trenchcoat over the top, while sporting sock and grey sandals.

Despite just hopping off a flight, the wife of Idris Elba still looked radiant as she wheeled her suitcase along.

Sabrina tucked her hair under white baseball cap and donned gold hoop earrings as she headed to the festival.

Billy Zane is also in attendance at the French festival and posed for a slew of snaps ahead of giving a talk at the American Pavillion.

The actor, 58, cut a dashing figure in a brown corduroy jacket and a beige open-collared shirt.

Billy added a pair of quirky denim jeans with patches and rips that showed a rainbow pattern underneath.

Billy Zane is also in attendance at the French festival and posed for a slew of snaps ahead of giving a talk at the American Pavillion 

The Titanic actor, 58, cut a dapper figure in a brown corduroy jacket and a beige open-collared shirt

He added a pair of quirky denim jeans with patches and rips that showed a rainbow pattern underneath

The actor also sported a bucket hat and oversized tortoiseshell glasses, while adding a dapper touch with a patterned neckerchief

Billy was later seen in front of an audience for his In Conversation talk, detailing his illustrious career and projects like Titanic, Twin Peaks, and Back to the Future

He also spoke about his current projects, including upcoming film Waltzing With Brando, which he produced and stars in as Marlon Brando

This year's In Conversation series will also feature discussions with Hollywood actress Demi Moore, as well as documentarian Frederick Wiseman

He also sported a bucket hat and oversized tortoiseshell glasses, while adding a dapper touch with a patterned neckerchief. 

Billy was later seen in front of an audience for his In Conversation talk, detailing his illustrious career and projects like Titanic, Twin Peaks, and Back to the Future.

He also spoke about his current projects, including upcoming film Waltzing With Brando, which he produced and stars in as Marlon Brando.

This year's In Conversation series will also feature discussions with Hollywood actress Demi Moore, as well as documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

Faye Dunaway cut an elegant figure as she exited her Cannes hotel, looking sophisticated in a white blazer and colourful scarf.

She added cream trousers and oversized sunglasses, while carrying a wide-brimmed straw hat in her hand.

And showing that the festival is no longer just for movie stars and filmmakers, model Shanina Shaik was seen at the Martinez hotel.

The beauty, 33, looked in cheerful spirits despite the wet weather, cutting an understated but stylish figure.

Faye Dunaway cut an elegant figure as she exited her Cannes hotel, looking sophisticated in a white blazer and colourful scarf

She added cream trousers and oversized sunglasses, while carrying a wide-brimmed straw hat in her hand

And showing that the festival is no longer just for movie stars and filmmakers, model Shanina Shaik was seen at the Martinez hotel

The beauty, 33, looked in cheerful spirits despite the wet weather, cutting an understated but stylish figure

She wore simple blue jeans and a plain black vest underneath a grey pinstripe blazer, while toting a large Christian Dior bag

Shanina strolled down the French street in quilted black sliders and hid her face behind rectangular sunglasses

She swept her hair up in a bun and donned hoop earrings and diamond pendant necklace with her one-year-old son Zai's name

She wore simple blue jeans and a plain black vest underneath a grey pinstripe blazer, while toting a large Christian Dior bag.

Shanina strolled down the French street in quilted black sliders and hid her face behind rectangular sunglasses.

She swept her hair up in a bun and donned hoop earrings and diamond pendant necklace with her one-year-old son Zai's name.

Fellow model Romee Strijd was also seen outside the Martinez, looking similarly chic and on trend.

The Dutch stunner, 28, looked classy in a black waistcoat, paired with a coordinating oversized blazer and trousers.

She toted a small leather handbag and added beige straw sandals and oversized black sunglasses.

While Lady Victoria Hervey was also snapped arriving at the hotel in an eccentric ensemble and toting an umbrella.

She wore a graphic white T-shirt and patterned silver trousers, with several beaded bracelets and a green velour jacket over her arm.

Fellow model Romee Strijd was also seen outside the Martinez, looking similarly chic and on trend

The Dutch stunner, 28, looked classy in a black waistcoat, paired with a coordinating oversized blazer and trousers

She toted a small leather handbag and added beige straw sandals and oversized black sunglasses

While Lady Victoria Hervey was also snapped arriving at the hotel in an eccentric ensemble and toting an umbrella

She wore a graphic white T-shirt and patterned silver trousers, with several beaded bracelets and a green velour jacket over her arm

Katla Njálsdóttir stood out from the crowd at the photocall for Icelandic film When the Light Breaks.

The actress donned a unique orange knit dress, which featured cutouts that showed a glimpse of her bare chest.

The quirkly look also boasted metal hook detailing and a long tasselled skirt, while underneath she wore white trousers.

Katla completed the daring look with cream high heels and several chunky silver bangles and rings.

Katla Njálsdóttir stood out from the crowd at the photocall for Icelandic film When the Light Breaks in a unique orange knit dress, which featured cutouts that showed a glimpse of her bare chest

The quirky look also boasted metal hook detailing and a long tasselled skirt, while underneath she wore white trousers

Katla completed the daring look with cream high heels and several chunky silver bangles and rings