#TIFF13: OFFICIAL SCHEDULE AND CELEBRITY GUEST LIST ANNOUNCED!

At long last the TIFF ’13 Guest List has been announced and among the Marquee names we can expect to see in Toronto in two weeks are phenomenal!  Although speak of Brad Pitt and George Clooney making appearances here didn’t amount to much more than rumour, this year the Female Contingent shines brightest with several of Hollywood’s A-List set to present their latest Oscar Vehicles here.

Among the Celebrities expected this year are:

Emilia Clarke, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Tom Felton, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew McConaughey, Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Sarah Gadon,  Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, James Franco, Marion Cotillard, Mike Myers, Emma Thompson, Kristen Wiig, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Poehler, Keanu Reeves, Kate Winslet, Adam Driver, Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Gyllenhaal, JudeLaw, Jessica Chastain, Jai Courtney, Mila Kunis, Pierce Brosnan, Sandra Bullock, Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Colin Firth, Idris Elba, Ed Harris, Michael C. Hall, Annette Benning, James McAvoy, Liam Neeson, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin, Maria Bello, Jennifer Garner, Nicolas Cage, Daniel Brühl, Tom Hiddleston, Jack Huston, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Lange, Melissa Leo, Adam Levine, Catherine O’Hara, Kurt Russell, Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Berenger, Tom Wilkinson, Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Clive Owen, Zach Galifianakis, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Alan Rickman, Toni Collette, Josh Brolin, Alice Cooper, Tiger Chen, Rebecca Hall, Will Forte, Kevin Zegers, Taylor Kitsch, Juliette Binoche, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Thandie Newton,  Terrence Howard, James Hetfield, Thomas Haden Church, Tim Robbins,  Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Philip Glass and several more!

Keep checking back here as the Toronto International Film Festival makes additions as we get closer to Thursday, September 5, 2013 when TIFF ’13 kicks-off!  The Festival runs till Sunday, September 15, 2013.

The official Schedule has been announced and you can now start planning your Festival right here. Download the Official Schedule right here!

Single Tickets go on sale on Sunday, September 1, 2013 on TIFF‘s Website here.

Things are about to get real exciting around here!  Happy TIFF, indeed!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

#FILMING: REESE WITHERSPOON CAST IN FILM ADAPTATION OF BEST-SELLER “WILD”

Fox Searchlight announced earlier today that Reese Witherspoon will be starring the Film Adaption of Best-Selling Novel WILD, which helped launch Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. This looks to perhaps be the most challenging Role for the Actress since her Academy Award-winning turn as June Cash in Walk the Line. Oscar-nominated Nick Hornby who wrote High Fidelity and An Education‘s Screenplays will be helming the Feature.  Witherspoon also will be serving as one of its Producers.

Official Synopsis:

With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her Mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone. WILD powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.

Think Eat, Pray, Love but in the wild and less Yoga. I kid!

The Film begins production this Fall.

 

(Photo credit: Lionsgate Films)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF MICHAEL BUBLÉ’S “TO BE LOVED”

International Superstar Michael Bublé next week will release his eighth Studio Disc To Be Loved and to ring-in the occasion,   Warner Music Canada and Mr. Will Wong want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win a Copy!  The Album not only features Covers of Standards which we’ve come to love him for, but also four Original Tracks!

 Check-out the amazing Track Listing below:

You Make Me Feel So Young
It’s a Beautiful Day
To Love Somebody
Who’s Lovin You
Something Stupid with Reese Witherspoon
Come Dance With Me
Close Your Eyes
After All with Bryan Adams
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You with Naturally 7
To Be Loved
You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Nevertheless (I’m in love with you) with The Puppini Sisters
I Got It Easy
Young At Heart

 Yes, you read right. Reese Witherspoon and Bryan Adams are featured!

Official Artwork below:

 

To enter to win a Copy, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook  before April 23, 2013.  Double your chances by sharing this Post on Facebook or Re-Tweeting the below:

http://www.mrwillwong.com/bublecdgiveaway @MRWILLW wants me to #win a Copy of #MichaelBuble‘s #ToBeLoved. In stores 4/22/13! #contest #giveaway

Good luck.

I spotted Buble here in Toronto last month once again and he’s just as nice as we remember!  See him throw you a wave here!

Warner Music Canada releases To Be Loved on Tuesday, April 22, 2013. 

Pre-Order To Be Loved here.

 

(Photo credit: Warner Music)

#NEWMUSIC: MICHAEL BUBLÉ – “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY”

Everybody loves a bit of Bublé!  Canadian Crooner Michael Bublé has just released his brand new Single, the cheery It’s a Beautiful Day. On the Track, we hear him veer away from the Jazz Standards, sounding more Pop than ever.  The Vocals however are unmistakably him and we can never say “no” to a big, brassy Horn section.  Lots of fun and surely to become one of those Songs you will hear looped at least three times on the Adult Contemporary Station during  that two-hour-long wait at your Doctor’s Office.

Bublé will be performing the Track at the JUNOs, which he also will be hosting on April 21, 2013.

Bublé’s fifth Studio Disc To Be Loved, gets an April 22, 2013 release via Warner Music Canada.  It is said the Album will feature a Duets with Bryan Adams and Reese Witherspoon!

Official Artwork below:

Listen to the Track below:

(Photo/audio credit: Warner Music)