Tobey Maguire and Peter Sarsgaard talk chess at the world premiere of Pawn Sacrifice
Tobey Maguire and Peter Sarsgaard talk chess at the world premiere of Pawn Sacrifice
By Chris Hampton | September 12, 2014
By Chris Hampton | 09/12/2014
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Leave it to TIFF to turn a movie about something as quiet and intellectual as chess into a frenzied, shrieking star encounter. Appearances by ex-Spidey Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber —yes, Ray Donovan himself (or, as noted by one particularly boisterous fan, “Wolverine’s brother!”)—were enough to set off the crowd at the world premiere of Pawn Sacrifice Thursday night at Roy Thomson Hall. The Edward Zwick –directed picture takes us behind the scenes of the 1972 chess match between American prodigy Bobby Fischer and Russian defending champion Boris Spassky. Maguire and Schreiber both copped to being pretty bad chess players—unlike co-star Peter Sarsgaard, who’s known to play a good game. When we asked The Killing star if he had any quick tips on how to finally beat the Mac chess computer, he offered only the following: “Turn the difficulty down.” Thanks, Sarsgaard, we’ll do that.
291068 Actor Michael Stuhlbarg and an appropriately bundled-up Peter Sarsgaard. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-03-e1410525855452-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-03.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-03/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-03 0 0
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291069 Laser-focused Liev Schreiber, apparently being herded to the left. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-04-e1410525868661-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-04/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-04 0 0
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291070 The main guys on this carpet seem to have colour-coordinated. They're all in head-to-toe navy. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-05-e1410525880206-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-05.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-05/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-05 0 0
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291066 Even director Edward Zwick. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-01-e1410525829116-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-01.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-01/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-01 0 0
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291071 And Tobey Maguire. He looks really loose and happy. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-06-e1410525892530-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-06/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-06 0 0
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291072 IMDB tidbit: Maguire had a part in 1995 cult hit <em>Empire Records,</em> but all his scenes were deleted in post-production. He was supposed to play a guy named Andre. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-07-e1410525904373-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-07.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-07/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-07 0 0
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291067 Actress Robin Weigert. (Image: Kayla Rocca) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Pawn Sacrifice https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-02-e1410525842437-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-02.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-pawn-sacrifice/slide/tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-02/ tiff-2014-pawn-sacrifice-red-carpet-02 0 0
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