We’ve been waiting what seems like an eternity for SEVENTH SON and now Universal Pictures Canada and Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton a chance to see it first on Wednesday, February 4, 2015!

Official Synopsis:
In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order (Oscar® winner Jeff Bridges) travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son (Ben Barnes). Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to vanquish a dark queen (Julianne Moore) and the army of supernatural assassins she has dispatched against their kingdom.

Watch the Trailer:

Official Artwork:

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Universal Pictures Canada release SEVENTH SON on Friday, February 6, 2015.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

With just under two weeks before its release, some new Clips from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 have just surfaced! In Clip 1, we see a shocked Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) learning that Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) still is alive. In the Clip 2, we meet the Crew which Katniss will be working closely with, headed by Cressida (Natalie Dormer).

Official Synopsis:
The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

See the Clips below.

“You’re Alive”

“Meet the Crew”

See the Final Trailer for THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1:

eOne Films release THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGKAY, PART 1 on Friday, November 21, 2014.

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

We’re officially at the halfway point of TIFF ’14 and we’re still kickin’ it with tons of Stars to snap around the City!

Our day began bright and early with an appearance on 99.9 VIRGIN RADIO where we chat about Channing Tatum and spotting Stars at TIFF!
Full Audio below:

Tonight’s marquee Gala was David Cronenberg‘s Cannes-acclaimed Film, MAPS TO THE STARS.  Fans queued bright and early outside TIFF Bell Lightbox for a chance to see one of the Film’s Stars, Robert Pattinson of The Twilight Saga.  Filmed in Toronto last Summer, the odd Story centers on a washed-up Actress (Julianne Moore) looking for a Career resurgence.  See the Stars below, some of which headed over to the NKPR IT Lounge (enter to win a Prize Pack here!) afterward for some Photos with Caitlin Cronenberg‘s – Daughter  of David – in her W Magazine Portrait Lounge.

Julianne Moore

Newcomer Evan Bird

Sarah Gadon

Olivia Williams

John Cusack

Robert Pattinson

THE IMITATION GAME
While walking on-foot, I also stumbled upon the Cast of The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode and Keira Knightley. The Film, getting tons of Oscar buzz, re-tells Mathematician Alan Turing‘s struggles in the WWII Era.

Benedict Cumberbatch

LEARNING TO DRIVE
Sir Ben Kingsley who was just in Toronto earlier this year filming LIFE, was spotted downtown today doing Press for his latest effort, Learning to Drive.

ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST
Academy Award Winner Benicio Del Toro may be a genius Actor but had a bit of struggle understanding the concept of a Selfie! We spotted him arriving tonight, as he gets ready to premiere his latest Film, Escobar: Paradise Lost.

GOOD KILL
If anyone’s show longevity in Hollywood, it’s Academy Award Winner Ethan Hawke. Work has brought the Star to Toronto on multiple occasions in recent years and his latest, Good Kill premiered tonight at Ryerson Theatre. The Actor was partying at the Storys Building afterward.

All Photographs taken on the NIKON D3300 and communicated via the Samsung Galaxy S5.

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(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

It absolutely is our favourite time of the year again and announced this morning is the official list of Talent coming to Toronto for TIFF ’14! We look forward to seeing plenty of returning names – some just here last year like the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Kate Winslet – and also plenty of Stars from years past making their way back here once more!

Among the names attending TIFF ’14 this year include:

Jon Stewart, Martin Scorcese, Richard Gere, Andrew Garfield, Viggo Mortensen, Gael Garcia Bernal, James Franco, Jane Fonda, Chloë Moretz, Brit Marling, Laura Dern, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Redgrave, Vera Farmiga, Al Pacino, Tina Fey, Haley Joel Osment, Robert Pattinson, Ansel Elgort, Alice Eve, Sam Rockwell, Amanda Seyfried, Michael Shannon, Dax Sheppard, Robert Duvall, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Hailee Steinfield, Justin Chatwin, Method Man, Jennifer Connelly, Bobby Cannavale, Kuoth Wiel, Cassie Williams, Danny Webb, Dominic West, Jung Woo-Sung, John Boylan, Sam Worthington, Tye Sheridan, Andrew Scott, Timothy Spall, Alan Rickman, Connie Britton, Reese Witherspoon, Evan Bird, Zhao Wei, Han Ye-Ri, Melissa Benoist, Haley Bennett, Sonja Bennett, John Travolta, Julianne Moore, Isaach De Bankolé, Dan Stevens, Jason Bateman, Corey Stoll, Xavier Dolan, Peter Stormare, Ben Schnetzer, Abigail Spencer, Ellen Barkin, Bill Pullman, Charlotte Aubin, Kate Winslet, Ryan Reynolds, Rene Russo, Roger Waters, Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Loreto Aravena, Tobey Maguire, Aubrey Plaza, Tobey Maguire, Gemma Arterton,  Juliette Binoche, Zhang Yimou, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler, Rose Byrne, Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Mark Ruffalo, Bill Murray, Daniel Barber, Liam Aiken, Mike Leigh, Olivier Assayas, Richard LaGravenese, Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Anna Kendrick, Morgan Freeman, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Rosario Dawson, Chris Rock, John Cusack, Benedict Cumberbatch, Octavia Spencer, Keira Knightley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie, Patricia Clarkson, J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller, Priyanka Chopra, Daniel Bruhl, Michael Winterbottom, Justin Chon, Steve Carell, Gong Li, Hayden Christensen, Tory Kittles, Jordana Brewster, Holliday Grainger, Max Irons, Lone Scherfig, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth, Paul Bettany, Daniel Barnz, Noah Baumbach, Barry Avrich, Jennifer Aniston, Akon, Nick Kroll, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener, Greta Gerwig, Omar Sy Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, Kevin Smith, Eddie Redmayne,  Felicity Jones, Faye Marsay, Bill Nighy, Justin Long, Christopher Plummer, Marton Csokas, David Cronenberg, Sarah Gadon, Tom Schilling, Tom Hardy and more!

TIFF also will be hosting a series of In-Conversations-With as part of their Mavericks Programme. Joining-in are the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Denzel Washington, Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Jon Stewart, Dan Savage, Julie Taymor and several more!

As is the case always, it’s sometimes not just who’s coming – it’s who they’re bringing.  Don’t be surprised if Jennifer Garner brings Husband Ben Affleck along and be warned if Andrew Garfield brings Emma Stone along!

Who’s on our list of Must-Meets?  Plenty!  We hope finally to get a positive moment with Reese Witherspoon and Kate Winslet!  Excited about Martin Scorcese, J.K. Simmons, Bobby Cannavale, Miles Teller, Corey Stoll, Tobey Maguire, Rose Byrne, Michael Douglas and newer names like Max Irons and Douglas Booth, that’s for sure.  And did we read TINA FEY!?!?  Finally!  AND WHERE IS TOM HARDY?!?!

The list is always subject to surprise and no-shows as we know all too well!

Visit the official TIFF Website for more.

TIFF ’14 runs September 3 – 14, 2014.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

In celebration of her glorious Best Actress win in Cannes yesterday, here is the Trailer for David Cronenberg‘s gripping MAPS TO THE STARS, starring Julianne Moore. Filmed between Toronto and Los Angeles, this Thriller follows a Hollywood Family chasing fame and Celebrity. Moore‘s performance as a desperate, aging Actress has has singled-out early as the performance to look-out for this forthcoming Awards Season. Expect this to debut in a grand way this September at TIFF ’14!

Watch the Red-Band Trailer below:

Mr. Will and The Cast of Maps to the Stars:

eOne Films release MAPS TO THE STARS.

(Photo/video credit: eOne Films)

As part of the Front Row Centre Events Program’s Most Wanted Movies, 1998 Cult Classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI will be screening this week at 26 theatres across Canada!  Front Row Centre, Touchwood PR and Mr. Will Wong want to give Readers across Canada a chance to win an officially-licensed THE BIG LEBOWSKI T-Shirt!

Official Synopsis:

A laid-back Los Angeles Bowler named Jeff Lebowski, nicknamed The Dude, is beaten up by thugs who let him know that his Wife owes money to Jackie Treehorn. One problem remains; The Dude has never been married and has never heard of Jackie Treehorn. Realizing the situation is a case of mistaken identity, The Dude discovers another Jeff Lebowski living in L.A. This second Lebowski is a Millionaire who throws The Dude out of his house, but not before he gets a glimpse of Lebowski‘s wife Bunny. The next day, The Dude gets a call from Lebowski saying Bunny‘s been kidnapped for a $1 million ransom. Lebowski offers The Dude 20 grand to act as the courier for the money. The Dude agrees, taking along his Bowling Buddy Walter who suggests they blow off the kidnapping and steal the money for themselves. The Dude disagrees, but when Walter hands the kidnappers a bag of laundry, they are in deep. Things only get worse when The Dude‘s car is stolen with the $1 million inside.

THE BIG LEBOWSKI is directed by Joel Coen, who co-writes with Ethan Coen.  It stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Philip Moon, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Stormare, Flea, Torsten Voges, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jack Kehler, John Turturro, James G Hoosier, Carlos Leon, Terrance Burton, Richard Gant, Christian Clemenson, Dom Irrera, Gerard L’Heureux, David Thewlis, Lu Elrod and Michael Gomez.

Watch the Trailer:

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THE BIG LEBOWSKI screens both Monday, November 25, 2013 and Wednesday, November 27, 2013.

 Click here for Showtimes.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Working Title Films)

“There will be a judgement, Carrie.”

After multiple delays, finally the Toronto-filmed Carrie Remake will see a release in less than a month and if there ever was such a brilliant thing as Viral Marketing, here it is!  The Team at Sony Pictures did a bit of a Social Experiment involving Telekinesis at a Coffee Shop, terrifying the living daylights out of Patrons.  You must watch the believe it!

See it below:

LOL!

Watch the Trailer below:

Sony Pictures releases Carrie on Friday, October 18, 2013.

“Like” CARRIE on Facebook and use the Hashtag on Twitter, #WHATHAPPENEDTOCARRIE!

Mr. Will and the Cast of Carrie (past and present):

(Photo credit: Sony Pictures)

We took you two of you Toronto Wongsters to the TIFF ’13 Red Carpet Premiere of DON JON, bringing you up-close and personal with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson, but don’t worry Canada – we’ve got your back!

Touchwood PR, Remstar Films and Mr. Will Wong want to give Readers across the Country a chance to attend Advance Screenings of Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s directorial debut, DON JON!

We loved DON JON. Read our Review here.

All Screenings take place on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.

Vancouver (Scotiabank Theatre) – 7 PM
Calgary (Scotiabank Theatre) – 7 PM
Edmonton (Scotiabank Theatre) – 7 PM
Winnipeg (Cineplex Odeon McGillivray) – 7 PM
Ottawa (Silver City Gloucester) – 7:30 PM

For those of you in Toronto, Run-of-Engagement Passes will be available after the Film’s release. You can still enter to win these Passes.

Watch the Trailer here.

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and state which of the above Cities you’d like Passes for. Share on Facebook with your Friends or Re-Tweet the below to double those chances:

http://mrwillwong.com/donjonpasses @MRWILLW wants us to #win Double Passes across Canada to see #DONJON! In theatres 9/27!

Good luck, Wongsters!

Remstar Films release DON JON on Friday, September 27, 2013.

(Photo/video credit: Remstar Films)

“I was just reading e-mails…”

Joseph Gordon-Levitt tries his hand (pardon the pun) at Acting/Writing and Directing in Don Jon, a Porn Addict from New Jersey who tries finding happiness with a Girl who potentially could be “the one”. Although it wasn’t formally announced at last week’s list of Films to premiere at TIFF ’13, this Comedy was later confirmed by Canadian Distributor Mongrel Media to screen at this year’s Festival.

Don Jon features a superb Cast including Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Danza and I think we even see a Cameo from Anne Hathaway in there!  It is said Gordon-Levitt wrote the part of his Girlfriend specifically for Johansson.

Watch the Trailer below:

Remstar Films releases Don Jon on Friday, September 27, 2013.

(Photo/video credit: Relativity Media/Remstar Films)

Acclaimed British Actress Olivia Williams is among the Talent currently in Toronto filming David Cronenberg‘s latest Drama, Maps to the Stars.  Tonight we spotted her returning back from a weekend Getaway at Lake Muskoka, impressively driving herself in her rented car, two hours outside the City.  She was extremely lovely and humble, excusing her appearance not having any make-up on, before snapping a Photo graciously. Surely you will agree the Star of Films like Hanna, An Education, The Sixth Sense and upcoming Seventh Son, is absolutely stunning even without being made-up?

The Film, which just began production recently, already has seen several Members of its Principal Cast in town including John Cusack, Julianne Moore and Mia Wasikowska, who had the Tabloids and Entertainment Shows busy after she was spotted kissing Boyfriend Jesse Eisenberg last week here in the City.  Robert Pattinson Fans have been awaiting updates anxiously about his arrival and the Twilight Star still has yet to be seen in Toronto.

Maps to the Stars, is said to be a scathing look at Hollywood’s relationship with Western Culture, filming in Toronto till mid-August.

See our Snap below:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong/Mongrel Media)