Emily Blunt adds her voice to high heel outcry at the Cannes Film Festival

Emily Blunt joined a growing number of voices upset at the Cannes Film Festival, after women were reportedly turned away from the Carol gala premiere Sunday night because they were not wearing the required heels.

A Screen International report Tuesday said:
"Multiple guests, some older with medical conditions, were denied access to the anticipated world premiere screening for wearing rhinestone flats."
At a press conference Tuesday morning for her movie Sicario, where she plays an FBI agent, Blunt looked shocked after hearing the report and responded:
"Ya, that’s very disappointing. To think there are these waves of equality and waves of people discovering that women are so fascinating and interesting to watch and bankable (on screen)."
Blunt, who broke out in the 2006 hit The Devil Wears Prada and has proven herself to be an action star in films like  Edge of Tomorrow, said she was against the Cannes rule requiring heels on the red carpet.
"Everyone should wear flats to be honest. We shouldn’t be wearing high heels anyways. That’s my point of view. I just prefer wearing Converse sneakers."

Her Sicario director Denis Villeneuve jokingly offered to show a sign of his support at tonight's gala premiere along with co-stars Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. He said:
"As a sign of protest, Benicio, Josh and I will walk the stairs in high heels."
Cannes festival spokespeople declined to comment on the matter to Screen International, but did confirm that it is obligatory for all women to wear high-heels to red-carpet screenings.

Festival director Thierry Fremaux tweeted Tuesday:
"The rumor that the Festival requires high heels for women on the steps is unfounded."