The Toronto Film Festival has announced its latest lineup for Galas and Special Presentations, featuring notable films such as “Good Fortune” directed by Aziz Ansari, “Poetic License” helmed by Maude Apatow, “Three Goodbyes” from Isabel Coixet, “Christy” directed by David Michod, “Nuremberg” from James Vanderbilt, and “Couture” directed by Alice Winocour.
The setup at Roy Thomson Hall features several world premieres:
1. Bobby Farrelly’s road trip comedy “Driver’s Ed”, starring Alyssa Milano, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon.
2. Russell Crowe’s Nazi thriller “Nuremberg”, directed by James Vanderbilt and Sony Pictures Classics. This historical drama also features Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, and Leo Woodall.
3. “Glenrothan”, the directorial debut of “Succession” actor Brian Cox. In this film, he stars alongside Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in a story about estranged brothers trying to save a family whisky distillery.
4. David Freyne’s romantic comedy “Eternity” for A24, featuring Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner.
In the Gala section, you’ll find various premieres such as Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut titled “Good Fortune,” a Lionsgate production about an underdog in the gig economy (played by Ansari) crossing paths with a tech magnate, portrayed by Seth Rogen. This encounter is overseen by an incompetent angel, played by Keanu Reeves. Another film to watch out for is “Swiped,” a Hulu biopic starring Lily James as Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, who previously directed “Unpregnant.” Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s epic period drama “Palestine 36” is also on the list, featuring Jeremy Irons alongside Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha and Liam Cunningham. Lastly, there’s “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery,” a documentary by Ally Pankiw about Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s 1990 all-female music festival. This production is co-produced by Dan Levy and Elevation Pictures.
In addition to these, there are several more films to look forward to. For instance, Alex Winter’s murder mystery titled “Adulthood” has Josh Gad, Kaya Scodelario, Billie Lourd, Alex Winter himself, and Anthony Carrigan leading the cast. David MacKenzie, director of “Outlaw King,” presents a crime thriller called “Fuze,” featuring Sam Worthington, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Theo James. In “Two Pianos,” directed by Arnaud Desplechin, Charlotte Rampling and Francois Civil portray characters in a drama about a virtuoso pianist entangled in an impossible love story.
The North American premieres are set for Scarlett Johansson’s “Eleanor the Great” dramedy, which debuted at Cannes and will be released by Sony Pictures Classic on September 26, marking the feature directorial debut and potential award season contender of Johansson. Lastly, a remake of the Bollywood epic “Sholay” by Ramesh Sippy is also in the lineup.
Quebec filmmaker Anne Emond’s movie titled “Peak Everything” will conclude the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 14th. Earlier, TIFF announced that films directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, Chloe Zhao, Derek Cianfrance, Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Nicholas Hytner would be screened as Gala titles.
At the Special Presentations section of Toronto, fresh titles were revealed, such as the world debut of Guillermo del Toro‘s modern take on “Frankenstein,” starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth, filmed in Toronto for Netflix. Additionally, we have Euphoria actress Maude Apatow’s directorial debut, Poetic License, as well as Jonatan Etzler’s Bad Apples, where Saoirse Ronan portrays a primary teacher struggling with making tough choices regarding an unruly student in her class.
In addition to these premieres, we have the global introductions for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley documentary titled “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert“; the directorial debut of James McAvoy, “California Schemin’“, featuring Seamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley as a pair of friends impersonating a Californian rap duo; David Michod’s biopic “Christy” with Sydney Sweeney portraying the U.S. boxing legend Christy Martin; and another boxer’s life story, Bennie Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine“, where Dwayne Johnson takes on the role of two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr.
Additionally, here are some notable upcoming projects:
1. Nic Pizzolatto’s “Easy’s Waltz,” a Las Vegas-set drama featuring Vince Vaughn as a lounge singer and Al Pacino as an old school entertainment manager.
2. Romain Gavras’s “Sacrifice,” an action comedy co-written with Will Arbery (Succession) and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, and Salma Hayek.
3. Tasha Hubbard’s “Meadowlarks,” a film directed by a First Nations/Cree filmmaker, featuring Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice, and Michelle Thrush.
4. Nick Davis’s documentary “You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution,” about a 1972 star-making stage production in Toronto.
5. The romance movie “Charlie Harper” directed by Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge, starring Emilia Jones and Toby Wallace.
6. Alice Winocour’s high fashion drama “Couture,” featuring Angelina Jolie.
7. Yaniv Raz’s romantic epic “Eternal Return,” starring Kit Harington, Naomi Scott, and Jeremy Irons.
Additionally, some other premiere presentations in Toronto feature the following films:
* “The Ugly,” a mystery thriller directed by Yeon Sang-ho (“Train to Busan”)
* “Three Goodbyes,” led by Italian stars Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano, directed by Isabel Coixet
* “It Would Be Night in Caracas” by Mariana Rondon
* “Ky Nam Inn” directed by Leon Le
* “Lovely Day” from Philippe Falardeau
* “Monkey in a Cage,” directed by Anurag Kashyap
* “Primavera,” directed by Damiano Michieletto
* “Project Y” by Lee Hwan
* A documentary titled “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes” from Lisa Rideout, focusing on the beloved series “Degrassi.
Toronto will also host the global debut of Train Dreams, a film adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella directed by Clint Bentley, featuring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, which premiered at Sundance. Additionally, it will feature local premieres for several other notable films: Daniel Roher’s crime thriller Tuner, starring Dustin Hoffman and marking Roher’s first narrative fiction film after the Oscar-winning documentary Navalny; Edward Berger’s new thriller Ballad of a Small Player, starring Colin Farrell; Richard Linklater’s Cannes competition entry Nouvelle Vague; and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes and stars Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, and Elle Fanning.
The upcoming Toronto Film Festival, taking place from September 4th to the 14th, will kick off with a documentary about John Candy titled “John Candy: I Like Me“. Further details on the festival’s lineup will be revealed in the following weeks.
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