(Toronto) A documentary about Elton John and a horror comedy starring Amy Adams about a stay-at-home mom whose life becomes surreal will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Elton John: Never Too Late promises to “pull back the curtain” on the megastar’s life and is co-directed by R. J Cutler and Toronto’s David Furnish, Elton John’s husband.
Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch joins a lineup including South Korean spy film Harbin, directed by Woo Min-ho, and animated sci-fi adventure The Wild Robot, directed by Chris Saunders with the voice of Lupita Nyong ‘o who plays a shipwrecked robot.
The festival also plans to honor Toronto filmmaker David Cronenberg with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award and Amy Adams with a Performer Award at the Tribute Awards ceremony on September 8. Ottawa native Sandra Oh was named honorary chair of the gala.
Mike Flanagan’s sci-fi drama The Life of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston and based on Stephen King’s 2020 short story, as well as the coming-of-age film Rez Ball, directed by Sydney Freeland and produced by LeBron James, will also be at the festival.
The 49th edition of TIFF will take place September 5-15.