Young stars shed blockbusters for mature roles

Transformers, vampires, singing high-schoolers — they can be hard to outrun.

But at the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival, a number of young Hollywood stars are attempting to do just that. By striking out on their own, they hope to move their careers beyond mega franchises and toward more mature roles.

Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart (Twilight), Shia LaBeouf (Transformers) and Zac Efron (High School Musical) all have films in competition at the festival.