(FILES) US film director and producer Roger Corman speaks on stage to present the Grand Prix during the closing ceremony of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. American B-movie director and producer Roger Corman, best known for churning out hundreds of low-budget films and giving some of Hollywood's biggest stars their early breaks, has died at the age of 98, US media reported on May 11. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)