Alliance Films is the first distributor to confirm its TIFF lineup and talent, giving us a preliminary look at the stars we’ll be stalking in September. Here, a list of some big films and the celebs who’ll be here to promote them.
1. Blue Valentine
Derek Cianfrance (Director)
Ryan Gosling
2. Brighton Rock
Rowan Joffe (Director)
Helen Mirren
Andrew Riseborough
3. Fubar II
Michael Dowse (Writer/director)
Dave Lawrence (Writer/actor)
Paul Spence
4. Good Neighbours
Jacob Tierney (Writer/director)
Jay Baruchel
Scott Speedman
Emily Hampshire
5. Heartbeats
Xavier Dolan (Writer/director/actor)
6. Insidious
Leigh Whannell (Writer)
James Wan (Director)
Rose Byrne
Patrick Wilson
7. It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Anna Boden (Co-writer/co-director)
Ryan Fleck (Co-writer/co-director)
Emma Roberts
Keil Gilchrist
Zach Galifianakis
8. Jack Goes Boating
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Director)
Amy Ryan
John Ortiz
Daphne Rubin-Vega
9. Janie Jones
David M. Rosenthal (Director)
Alessandro Nivola
Abigail Breslin
10. The King’s Speech
Tom Hooper (Director)
Geoffrey Rush
Colin Firth
11. Let Me In
Matt Reeves (Director)
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Chloe Moretz
11. Miral
Julian Schnabel (Director)
Rula Jebreal (Writer)
Freida Pinto
12. Stone
John Curran (Director)
Edward Norton
Milla Jovovich
Frances Conroy
13. Trust
David Schwimmer (Director)
Clive Owen
Catherine Keener
Liana Liberato
14. The Ward
John Carpenter (Director)
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