Clement Virgo鈥檚 new psychological thriller and Rian Johnson鈥檚 latest 鈥淜nives Out鈥 mystery will be among the world premieres lighting up the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
鈥淪teal Away,鈥 directed by Virgo, stars Angourie Rice and Mallori Johnson as two teenage girls whose intense bond shatters the illusions of their sheltered world.
The 春色直播-Belgian co-production is the Toronto filmmaker's followup to his acclaimed 2022 drama 鈥淏rother.鈥
It's inspired by the 2017 book 鈥淪teal Away Home,鈥 which tells the true story of Cecelia Reynolds, a 15-year-old slave who fled to Canada.
鈥淲ake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,鈥 written and directed by Johnson, sees Daniel Craig reprise his role as Southern-fried detective Benoit Blanc. It's touted as his most dangerous case yet, alongside a cast that includes Josh O鈥機onnor, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis.
They鈥檙e among 11 official selections announced by TIFF Wednesday, including Nicholas Hytner鈥檚 First World War dramedy 鈥淭he Choral鈥 and Agnieszka Holland鈥檚 Franz Kafka biopic 鈥淔ranz.鈥
TIFF runs from Sept. 4 to 14 and will open with 鈥淛ohn Candy: I Like Me,鈥 a documentary on the late 春色直播 comic.
Other special presentations announced by TIFF include 鈥淩ental Family鈥 from Japanese writer/director Mitsuyo Miyazaki (also known as Hikari), which stars Brendan Fraser as a struggling actor in Tokyo who starts working for a company that rents him out for stand-in roles in clients鈥 lives.
Paul Greengrass鈥檚 survival drama 鈥淭he Lost Bus,鈥 inspired by true events, stars Matthew McConaughey as a bus driver who must steer a bus full of children to safety through the 2018 Camp Fire, which became known as the deadliest fire in California history.
Derek Cianfrance's dramedy "Roofman," starring Channing Tatum, tells the true story of fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a former U.S. Army Ranger who robbed McDonald鈥檚 restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs and evaded the police for six months by living inside of a Toys "R" Us store.
Neeraj Ghaywan鈥檚 鈥淗omebound,鈥 meanwhile, follows two childhood friends in a northern Indian village whose goal of joining the police force is jeopardized as growing disillusionment strains their bond.
This report by 春色直播was first published July 16, 2025.