Toronto International Film Festival unveils starry lineup regardless of strikes

By Associated Press

NEW YORK: The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its forty eighth version on Monday, even when stays unclear if stars will probably be there to stroll pink carpets as a result of ongoing actors and writers strikes. 

Among the movies making their world premieres at TIFF this yr are Craig Gillespie’s GameStop drama “Dumb Money,” with Paul Dano and Pete Davidson; Ellen Kuras’ “Lee,” starring Kate Winslet at battle photographer Lee Miller and Tony Goldwyn’s Ezra,” with Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne. 

Also headed to Toronto are Michael Keaton’s “Knox Goes Away,” starring Al Pacino and James Marsden; Kristen Scott Thomas’ “North Star,” that includes Scarlett Johansson and Sienna Miller; David Yates’ Netflix drama “Pain Hustlers,” starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans; and Maggie Betts’ “The Burial,” with Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones. 

Those movies, and lots of extra together with directorial debuts by Anna Kendrick (“Woman of the Hour”) and Chris Pine (“Poolman”), will make up among the gala premieres at TIFF, the biggest movie competition in North America. 

Get prepared for #TIFF23, the most important public movie competition on the planet.

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— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) June 28, 2023

The competition is a key platform for Hollywood to debut its fall fare and awards hopefuls. But just like the Venice Film Festival, which begins a few week earlier than TIFF launches on September 7, Toronto organizers are anxiously following the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. 

While these strikes proceed, actors and writers are prohibited by their unions from selling their movies. TIFF will go ahead, regardless, however an ongoing strike would sap the competition of A-listers and certainly reduce the same old cacophony of buzz emanating from Toronto. 

The strike has already led to considered one of Venice’s high titles Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers,” starring Zendaya to tug out because the competition’s opening evening choice and postpone its launch to April. 

Other main titles coming to TIFF embody Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” starring Paul Giamatti as a boarding faculty professor; Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” an motion comedy starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona; Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad,” starring Annette Bening as long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad; Mahalia Belo’s “The We End Start From,” starring Jodie Comer as a mom fleeing a flooded London; and Ethan Hawke’s “Wildcat,” that includes his daughter, Maya Hawke, as creator Flannery O’Connor. 

TIFF beforehand introduced that Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy ” Next Goal Wins ” will open this yr’s competition, which runs by means of September 17. 

NEW YORK: The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its forty eighth version on Monday, even when stays unclear if stars will probably be there to stroll pink carpets as a result of ongoing actors and writers strikes. 

Among the movies making their world premieres at TIFF this yr are Craig Gillespie’s GameStop drama “Dumb Money,” with Paul Dano and Pete Davidson; Ellen Kuras’ “Lee,” starring Kate Winslet at battle photographer Lee Miller and Tony Goldwyn’s Ezra,” with Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne. 

Also headed to Toronto are Michael Keaton’s “Knox Goes Away,” starring Al Pacino and James Marsden; Kristen Scott Thomas’ “North Star,” that includes Scarlett Johansson and Sienna Miller; David Yates’ Netflix drama “Pain Hustlers,” starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans; and Maggie Betts’ “The Burial,” with Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Those movies, and lots of extra together with directorial debuts by Anna Kendrick (“Woman of the Hour”) and Chris Pine (“Poolman”), will make up among the gala premieres at TIFF, the biggest movie competition in North America. 

Get prepared for #TIFF23, the most important public movie competition on the planet.
Become a TIFF Member by August 21 for early entry to Festival tickets and extra unbeatable advantages. https://t.co/KtslkUqKI2
See you September 7–17. pic.twitter.com/S2xjYgu8t4
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) June 28, 2023
The competition is a key platform for Hollywood to debut its fall fare and awards hopefuls. But just like the Venice Film Festival, which begins a few week earlier than TIFF launches on September 7, Toronto organizers are anxiously following the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. 

While these strikes proceed, actors and writers are prohibited by their unions from selling their movies. TIFF will go ahead, regardless, however an ongoing strike would sap the competition of A-listers and certainly reduce the same old cacophony of buzz emanating from Toronto. 

The strike has already led to considered one of Venice’s high titles Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers,” starring Zendaya to tug out because the competition’s opening evening choice and postpone its launch to April. 

Other main titles coming to TIFF embody Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” starring Paul Giamatti as a boarding faculty professor; Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” an motion comedy starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona; Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad,” starring Annette Bening as long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad; Mahalia Belo’s “The We End Start From,” starring Jodie Comer as a mom fleeing a flooded London; and Ethan Hawke’s “Wildcat,” that includes his daughter, Maya Hawke, as creator Flannery O’Connor. 

TIFF beforehand introduced that Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy ” Next Goal Wins ” will open this yr’s competition, which runs by means of September 17.