The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even if remains unclear if stars will be there to walk red carpets due to ongoing writers and actors strikes.
Among the films making their world premieres at TIFF this year are Craig Gillespie's GameStop drama “Dumb Money,” with Paul Dano and Pete Davidson; Ellen Kuras' “Lee,” starring Kate Winslet at war 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,” featuring 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 films, and many more including directorial debuts by Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine , will make up some of the gala premieres at TIFF, the largest film festival in North America. The festival is a key platform for Hollywood to debut its fall fare and awards hopefuls. But like the Venice Film Festival, which begins about a week before TIFF launches on Sept. 7, Toronto organizers are anxiously following theWhile those strikes continue, actors and writers are prohibited by their unions from promoting their films.
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