A documentary about Elton John and an Amy Adams-led horror comedy a couple of stay-at-home mother whose life turns surreal may have their world premieres on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition.
“Elton John: By no means Too Late” guarantees to “pull the again the curtain” on the celebrity’s life and is co-directed by R.J Cutler and Toronto’s David Furnish, John’s husband.
Marielle Heller’s “Nightbitch” joins a lineup together with South Korean spy movie “Harbin,” directed by Woo Min-ho, and the animated sci-fi journey “The Wild Robotic,” directed by Chris Saunders and that includes the voice of Lupita Nyong’o as a shipwrecked robotic.
The competition additionally plans to toast Toronto filmmaker David Cronenberg with the Norman Jewison Profession Achievement Award, and Adams with a performer’s prize, on the Tribute Awards on Sept. 8. Ottawa’s Sandra Oh has been named the gala’s honorary chair.
Additionally certain for TIFF is Mike Flanagan’s sci-fi drama “The Lifetime of Chuck,” starring Tom Hiddleston and based mostly on the 2020 Stephen King quick story, and the coming-of-age movie “Rez Ball,” directed by Sydney Freeland and produced by LeBron James, about an Indigenous basketball staff.
TIFF’s forty ninth version is ready for Sept. 5 to fifteen.
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