
report from toronto
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‘Montana Story’ Stars Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague on the Challenge of Playing Estranged Siblings (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 24, 2021 @ 5:04 PMTIFF 2021: ”We’ve both been saying how wholly we felt these two characters were written,“ Richardson says
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‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh Gave Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe ‘Freedom’ In Their Portrayals of His Parents (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 24, 2021 @ 4:00 PMTIFF 2021: ”His siblings were pleased with the casting, especially Caitriona — probably less so with me,“ Dornan says
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Keira Knightley Says ‘Silent Night’ Was ‘One of the Most F–ed Up’ Scripts She’d Ever Read (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 22, 2021 @ 11:55 AMTIFF 2021: ”I think I have a bit of a disturbed mind,“ writer/director Camille Griffin adds
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‘The Starling': Ted Melfi on How Opening Scene With Melissa McCarthy Was Shot From Across the Globe (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 16, 2021 @ 11:01 AMTIFF 2021: ”It worked great, but let’s not get used to this,“ the actress adds
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Mélanie Laurent Wanted ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ to Celebrate Women With Disabilities (Video)
By Brian Welk | September 14, 2021 @ 3:58 PMTIFF 221: ”I wanted to be close to them and respect them and be sure that they will be important in the movie,“ director says
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‘I’m Your Man’ Star Dan Stevens on Dusting Off His German for ‘Strange, Sweet, Weird’ Film (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 14, 2021 @ 11:53 AMTIFF 2021: ”It’s been a lifelong love of mine, the German language,“ actor tells TheWrap
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How Justin Theroux Became the Voice Inside Olivia Munn’s Head in ‘Violet’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 13, 2021 @ 5:08 PMTIFF 2021: ”It was a crime to not have him on camera as an actor because he’s so good,“ writer/director Justine Bateman tells TheWrap
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‘Encounter’ Star Riz Ahmed on Using Candy to Keep His 9-Year-Old Co-Star Awake on Set (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 13, 2021 @ 2:13 PMTIFF 2021: ”If we were gonna make our days, he needed candy. And he needed it now,“ actor tells TheWrap about Aditya Geddada
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‘Encounter’ Star Riz Ahmed on How Diverse Cast Added Depth to Story of an American Marine (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 13, 2021 @ 12:24 PMTIFF 2021: ”When you think of an American marine, you might not initially think of an actor who looks like me,“ actor tells TheWrap
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‘The Rescue’ Filmmakers Used the Divers From the Thai Cave Disaster for the Doc’s Reenactment (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 10, 2021 @ 4:42 PMTIFF 2021: They also negotiated with Thai Navy SEALs to retrieve 87 hours of footage from the rescue mission
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Why Sigourney Weaver Loved Her ‘The Good House’ Role: ‘Women in Their 60s Don’t Really Have a Voice’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 10, 2021 @ 3:55 PMTIFF 2021: ”How often in my life have I been sent a script that’s just about a great dame?“ actress tells TheWrap about her merlot-drinking realtor
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Toronto Market Preview: Demand Is High but Films Are Scarce Due to COVID and Pre-Festival Sales
By Beatrice Verhoeven and Brian Welk | September 9, 2021 @ 6:15 AMTIFF 2021: ”There is more demand for content then there has ever been,“ one sales agent tells TheWrap
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‘The Way I See It’ Director Dawn Porter Says Documentary Is a Non-Subtle Critique of Donald Trump (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | October 2, 2020 @ 2:19 PMTIFF 2020: The film highlights former White House photographer Pete Souza’s work and the visible contrast between the Trump and Obama administrations
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Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw on Discovering the Secret Culture of ‘The Truffle Hunters’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | October 1, 2020 @ 11:58 AMTIFF 2020: ”Nobody really knew who these truffle hunters were,“ Dweck tells TheWrap
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Rosamund Pike, Eiza Gonzalez Thriller ‘I Care A Lot’ Acquired by Netflix
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 25, 2020 @ 11:44 AMTIFF 2020: This is the streamer’s fourth acquisition from the festival