Francis Ford Coppola’s divisive sci-fi epic “Megalopolis” will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF has added that movie and several others, including Luca Guadadgnino’s “Queer” starring Daniel Craig and Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” led by Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, to its 2024 lineup. In total, 276 films will screen at this year’s festival, which is running from Sept. 5-15.
In addition to official selection titles, TIFF has programmed special screenings of Damien Chazelle’s 2014 film “Whiplash,” as well as Mina Shum’s 1994 comedy “Double Happiness.”
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As previously announced, director David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers,” starring Ben Stiller, will open the festival while Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” will close the 49th edition. Other movies already on the schedule include Ron Howard’s survival thriller “Eden,” Marielle Heller’s horror comedy “Nightbitch” with Amy Adams, the animated “The Wild Robot” and John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh.
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See the new additions to the lineup below:
Gala
“Megalopolis” (Francis Ford Coppola, North American premiere)
“William Tell” (Nick Hamm, world premiere)
Special Presentations
“Babygir”l (Halina Reijn, North American premiere)
“Dahomey” (Mati Diop, North American premiere)
“Hold Your Breath” (Karrie Crouse, Will Joines, world premiere)
“On Swift Horses” (Daniel Minahan, world premiere)
“Paul Anka: His Way” (John Maggio, world premiere)
“Queer” (Luca Guadagnino, North American premiere)
“Shell” (Max Minghella, world premiere)
“The Brutalist” (Brady Corbet, North American premiere)
“The Luckiest Man in America” (Samir Oliveros, world premiere)
“The Room Next Door” (Pedro Almodóvar, North American premiere)
“The Salt Path” (Marianne Elliott, world premiere)
“Vermiglio” (Maura Delpero, North American premiere)
Discovery
“Village Keeper” (Karen Chapman, world premiere)
“You Are Not Alone” (Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, world premiere)
Centrepiece
“Bliss (Hemda)” (Shemi Zarhin, international premiere)
Special Events
“Double Happiness” (Mina Shum)
“Whiplash” (Damien Chazelle)
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