The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival will kick off with David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller on September 5, 2024 and close with Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut The Deb on September 15, 2024 both making their World Premiere at Roy Thomson Hall as part of the Gala programme, sponsored by Dyson.
“This year’s Festival is shaping up to be a star-studded event with highly anticipated films that reflect the world around us with humour and empathy, like our Opening and Closing Night selections, Nutcrackers and The Deb,” said Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF. “TIFF aims to showcase both returning and first-time directors to the Festival on a big stage, and we are excited for fans to experience these two films — and the many diverse works premiering in between.”
David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers follows strait-laced and work-obsessed Mike (Ben Stiller) as he is suddenly thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews. Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, is an original musical comedy about two teenage cousins who dig deep to find self-acceptance and a date to the Debutante Ball in a small country town in Australia.
Film details (in alphabetical order):
The Deb | Rebel Wilson | Australia
World Premiere | Gala
Sales Title – Rights Available (WME)
Nutcrackers | David Gordon Green | USA
World Premiere | Gala
Sales Title – Rights Available (UTA Independent Film Group)
More Festival details will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for TIFF ’24 go on sale to TIFF Members by level beginning on Friday, August 16. For more details, visit tiff.net/join. The full Festival schedule will be released on Tuesday, August 13.
SEVERANCE will be back for a second season, as confirmed today by Apple TV+! The first season of the hit Series directed and produced by Ben Stiller concludes this Friday.
Synopsis:
In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the centre of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
This Friday’s highly anticipated finale episode, titled “The We We Are,” will see the team discover troubling revelations.
(Photo/video credit: Apple TV+)
Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette star in workplace Thriller SEVERANCE. Ben Stiller serves as Executive Producer. See the new Trailer for the Apple TV+ Series.
Synopsis:
In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
“Severance” reunites Emmy and DGA Award winner Ben Stiller with Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette (“Escape at Dannemora,” “Boyhood”), who stars alongside Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation,” “Step Brothers”), Emmy Award winner John Turturro (“The Plot Against America,” “The Night Of”), Britt Lower (“High Maintenance,” “Casual”), Zach Cherry (“You,” “Succession”), Dichen Lachman (“Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Altered Carbon”), Jen Tullock (“Before You Know It,” “Bless This Mess”), Tramell Tillman (“Hunters,” Dietland”), Michael Chernus (“Orange is the New Black,” “Patriot“) and Academy Award winner Christopher Walken.
SEVERANCE arrives on Apple TV+ February 18, 2022.
(Photo/video credit: Apple TV+)
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Film follows Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller) who brings his teenaged son (Austin Abrams) to tour colleges which triggers his mid-life crisis. He starts comparing his life to those of his wealthy, successful friends and struggles with finding happiness in his comfortable suburban life.
With Brad’s Status, Writer/Director Mike White makes this mid-life crisis story different from others by inserting Brad’s narration, which helps express the Film’s message clearly. Although the message about comparing others to ourselves will only make us less happy is touching, it being incessantly relayed becomes tiring. What makes up for the repetitive message is a great performance from Stiller and the strong chemistry he and Abrams have as father and son.
Brad’s Status screens at TIFF on Sept. 9 at the Winter Garden Theatre at 8:30PM, Sept. 10 at the TBLB1 at 11:45 AM and Sept. 16 at TBLB1 at 9:30PM.
We literally are just under two weeks away from the moment we’ve all been waiting for! The Cast of ZOOLANDER 2 were in Paris this weekend doing Press and it literally was all WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK! as Supermodel Cara Delevingne joined Ben Stiller in a walk-off by the Eiffel Tower.
You must see this!!
Derek Zoolander vs. Cara Delevingne. It’s a #WalkOff. #Zoolander2 https://www.instagram.com/zoolander
Posted by Zoolander 2 on Friday, January 29, 2016
As if this weren’t amazing enough, Stiller and Owen Wilson dressed as their Zoolander 2 characters Derek and Hansel, modelling through the windows of the Valentino storefront in Rome also! People went crazy with tons of Instagram footage to be found!
See below:
Also, if you haven’t had a chance to #BLUESTEELSELFIE yourself like I have, you can do that RIGHT HERE!
Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 on Friday, February 12, 2016.
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When we saw its Trailer, our hearts raced. Now Paramount Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to take you first to see the movie event of the year, ZOOLANDER 2!! Screenings take place Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in Toronto and Montreal.
Synopsis:
Derek Zoolander is back! Zoolander 2 is in theatres February 12, 2016.
See the Trailer:
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Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 on Friday, February 12, 2016.
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Are you guys ready for some serious Magnum or what? A faux Perfume TV Spot from Zoolander 2 has just been released and it is magic. Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Naomi Campbell and our favourite Ben Stiller in the iconic role of international supermodel Derek Zoolander, even appears as a mythical half-cow. This is too much!!
Watch below:
In celebration of this, we’re giving away courtesy of our friends at NTD Apparel Inc., we’d love to give away some amazing licensed official ZOOLANDER T-Shirts! All you have to do is click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook, indicate your size request and click “share” for an extra chance! All Readers are welcome to enter!
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Can’t chance it? HMV stores across Canada will be carrying these shirts early February!
Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 on Friday, February 12, 2016.
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Hot off its record-shattering 57.7 million trailer views in its first week, comes a proper poster for ZOOLANDER 2! We love how serious they take fashion.
See it below:
Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 Friday, February 12, 2016.
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I don’t know why they insist on teasing us this long. Hurry up and take us to the runway!! A new Trailer for Zoolander 2 has surfaced.
See it below:
Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 on Friday, February 12, 2016.
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At last! A Teaser Trailer for ZOOLANDER 2! After surfacing a bit early and then getting yanked and resurfacing, we got a quick glimpse at the Sequel we’ve all been waiting for!
See the Teaser:
Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 February 12, 2016!
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