A-lister couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fly into Cannes this weekend ahead of Pitt's red-carpet appearance at the gala screening of Quentin Tarantino's latest film "Inglourious Basterds".

The celebrity pair will be staying at the Eden Roc at Cap d'Antibes, where former US president Bill Clinton joins actress Sharon Stone on May 21 for this year's star-studded AIDS fundraiser, held each year on the fringes of the Cannes film festival.

Pitt stars in Tarantino's film set in World War II which will screen on Wednesday evening. It is one of 20 movies competing for the film festival's coveted Palme d'Or, to be announced May 24.