What to know
- Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Chris Rock, Michelle Yeoh, Sarah Paulson and more are expected on TIFF red carpets throughout the day.
- 124 screenings are planned: Saturday features world premieres and highly anticipated titles including Evil Genius, Babies, The Surgeon, Misty Green and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.
- Major events are happening at Roy Thomson Hall, Princess of Wales Theatre, Royal Alexandra Theatre and TIFF Lightbox, with several double-feature events.
- Pack an umbrella: Toronto is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud during the day with a high of 26°C, followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
The first Saturday of the Toronto International Film Festival is bringing some serious star power to downtown Toronto.
Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Chris Rock, Michelle Yeoh, Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Mahershala Ali are among the names expected around TIFF on Saturday as a busy slate of premieres and screenings takes over the festival’s major venues. The Canadian Press also lists Dianne Wiest, Anthony Ippolito and Stephan James among the talent connected to Saturday’s high-profile premieres.
From Babies and Misty Green at Roy Thomson Hall to The Surgeon at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, here’s what to know about TIFF Day 3.
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Red Carpets
Evil Genius
- Location: Roy Thompson Hall
- Time: 12:30 p.m.
Evil Genius is holding its world premiere at TIFF, showing the chilling, dark hilarious web of stories behind the 2003 infamous “pizza bomber” incident.
Starring in this movie includes big names such as:
- David Harbour
- Patricia Arquette
- Courtney Cox
- Ryan Eggold
- Harlow Jane
American Hostage & Bedford Park
- Location: TIFF Lightbox
- Time: 1:25 p.m.
American Hostage and Bedford Park are holding a double red carpet. American Hostage follows the true story of an Indianapolis radio reporter facing a high-stakes situation when a local man takes a bank employee hostage and demands to be interviewed live on air.
Bedford Park is a rom-com exploring a chance encounter between two thirtysomething, second-generation Korean Americans.
Expected on the double red carpet includes:
- Adam Arkin
- John Hamm
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Kristoffer Polaha
- Stephanie Ahn
- Moon Choi
- Son Sukku
and more.
Closing Night
- Location: Princess of Wales
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
Closing Night follows a hardened movie star’s return to the messy family she left behind decades earlier.
Here are the celebs you can expect on the red carpet:
- Sarah Paulson
- Naomi Watts
- Dianne Wiest
- Cody Fern
Babies
- Location: Roy Thompson Hall
- Time: 4 p.m.
To parent or not to parent? Seems to be the dilemma in Babies, a big-hearted comedy about every long-term relationship.
Big-names are expected to appear on the red carpet, including:
- Seth Rogan
- Anna Kendrick
- Lauren Miller Rogen
- Issa Rae
- Dan Stevens
- Zach Cherry
- Ed Helms
Whatcha Want
- Location: Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Time: 4:15 p.m.
Whatcha Want tells the story of a young woman from Hong Kong whose marriage to a businessman is starting to resemble a cage.
Here are the celebs expected to walk the red carpet:
- Mina Shum
- Isabella Wei
- Ming-Na Wen
- Helen Dang
- Russell Lee
- Hugh Tran
I Play Rocky
- Location: Princess of Wales Theatre
- Time: 4:45 p.m.
I Play Rocky recreates the story of how Sylverster Stallone got Rocky produced, and became a superstar.
Here are the celebs expected to appear on the red carpet:
- Anthony Ippolito
- Kiki Seto
- Stephan James
- P.J. Byrne
- Peter Farrelly
The Surgeon
- Location: Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Time: 7:15 p.m.
The Surgeon follows a doctor who’s been kidnapped and forced to perform an operation.
High-profile celebs expected to appear on the red carpet includes:
- Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh
- Martin Freeman
- Roshan Sethi
Misty Green
- Location: Roy Thompson Hall
- Time: 8 p.m.
Misty Green satirizes the bigotry and hustle at the heart of Hollywood.
Here are the celebs expected to appear on the red carpet:
- Anna Kendrick (her second red carpet of the day)
- Chris Rock
- Rosalind Eleazar
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Topher Grace
- Tracie Thoms
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
- Location: Princess of Wales Theatre
- Time: 8:15 p.m.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother stars a devout Muslim and loving family man, who’s at the same time a contract killer.
Starring in the production of this movie includes:
- Jahleel Kamara
- Abubakr Ali
- Adia
- Giancarlo Esposito
- John Cho
- Mahershala Ali
- Bassam Tariq
Vintage Violence
- Location: Royal Alexandra Theatre
- Time: 10:45 p.m.
Vintage Violence follows a livestreamer’s discovery of a cache of vintage denim only to be lured to Japan to sell the jeans by one of his subscribers.
Celebs expected to appear includes:
- Cole Sprouse
- Eugene Kotlyarenko
- Vishwam Velandy
- Nick Corirossi
- Kiko Mizuhara
Screenings
With more premieres coming to the festival, there are titles to get a taste of every screening at the festival on Saturday. Some of the main titles include:
- Evil Genius at Roy Thompson Hall at 2 p.m.
- Closing Night at Princess of Wales Theatre at 2:45 p.m.
- Bedford Park at TIFF Lightbox 1 at 2:30 p.m.
- Whatcha Want at Royal Alexandra Theatre at 5:30 p.m.
- Babies at Roy Thompson Hall at 5:30 p.m.
- The Surgeon at Royal Alexandra Theatre at 8:30 p.m.
- Everybody Wants to F*ck Me at Scotiabank 2 at 9:20 p.m.
- Misty Green at Roy Thompson Hall at 9:30 p.m.
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother at Princess of Wales Theatre at 9:30 p.m.
And many more out of 124 planned screenings.
Weather
TIFF will be going on rain or shine, so bring an umbrella.
Daytime should be fine for a great festival with a mix of sun and cloud, and a high of 26ºC, but nighttime is bringing a chance of showers and a risk of thunderstorms.
