nutcracker, David Gordon Green’s new comedy starring Ben Stiller will open the 2024 Toronto Film Festival on September 5.
TIFF opener – marks Stiller’s first starring role in film since Mike White’s film Brad’s status and Noah Baumbach’s Netflix family drama Meyerowitz’s story 2017 – There will be a world premiere at the Roy Thomson Hall, packed with casual moviegoers (not just Cannes and Venice insiders).
Written by Leland Douglas, nutcracker Mike (Stiller) is an uptight workaholic who is forced to take care of his four nephews in rural Ohio after their parents die in a car accident. After a few weeks of chaos on the farm, Mike realizes he doesn’t have to find new homes for the orphans. They found him a new home.
nutcracker Starring Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker and Toby Huss, while Gordon Green leads His Hollywood cast is expected to be star-studded when they take to the red carpet outside Roy Thompson Hall on opening night. In 2017, Stiller attended the premiere of Mike White’s Father and Son in Toronto Brad’s status. UTA Independent Film Group is handling sales of the following films Nutcracker.
Toronto also announced Tuesday DebRebel Wilson’s directorial debut, adapted from the original Australian musical of the same name, will conclude the 2024 edition. The film tells the story of lovable farm girl and high school outcast Tyra Simpkins (Natalie Abbott), who is convinced that her upcoming debutante prom “Deb” is her chance to redefine herself. an opportunity.
When her cynical city cousin Maeve (Charlotte McGuinness) is exiled to Terra’s drought-stricken town of Dunbourne, she thinks the ball is a “heterosexual shit show” and immediately disrupts it the current situation. In their search for the spotlight, Tyra and Maeve dig deep into self-acceptance and find a date with Deb.
Deb Produced in partnership with Rebel Wilson’s Camp Sugar Productions (Senior class, bustle) and award-winning Australian producers Bunya Productions (The Shepherd’s Wife, The Mysterious Road). Danny Cohen serves as executive producer on behalf of Blavatnik’s Access Entertainment.
get Deb The journey to Toronto wasn’t easy, as Wilson was sued for defamation by three producers after she accused them of sexual harassment and embezzlement on her directorial debut. Producers Amanda Specter, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming Wilson lied when trying to get the film released. Deb at TIFF, and got credit as a screenwriter for the film.
Wilson took to Instagram on Tuesday to applaud the release of her film in Toronto: “So grateful Deb Will be shared with the audience in Toronto this September! Thank you TIFF for choosing a film so close to my heart, one that I worked so hard to make as a first-time female director – thank you to the cast and crew, thank you to my fans, thank you for always Love and support ever since! Let’s go to Toronto!
although Deb Although the film was selected to premiere at TIFF, producers remained wary as the film was embroiled in numerous credit and licensing disputes allegedly instigated by Wilson.
pick nutcracker as its prologue and Deb The closing ceremony followed Toronto’s tradition of ending September’s events in a way that pleases mainstream audiences. “This year’s festival promises to be a star-studded event, filled with highly anticipated films that reflect the world around us with humor and empathy, like our opening and closing night selections Same as the video, nutcracker and Deb“, Anita Lee, chief programming officer of the Toronto Arts Festival, said in a statement.
Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s final film boy and heron One year ago, the 48th TIFF opened. Film festival 2022 kicks off with Netflix refugee drama swimmers, Sally El Hosaini’s inspirational film follows the real-life sisters’ journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
This year’s 49th Toronto Film Festival will be held from September 5th to 10th. TIFF earlier added Ron Howard’s survival thriller Garden of EdenAnderson Paak’s Korean pop musicSophie Delaspe shepherdand The Super Boys of Malegaon, Directed by Indian director Reema Kagti, 2024 lineup.
Other films booked for Toronto are world premieres Elton John: It’s never too latefrom directors David Furnish and RJ Cutler and directed by Mike Flanagan Chuck’s life and Marielle Heller’s night bitchAmy Adams stars as a housewife whose family life takes a surreal turn.
