The Toronto Film Festival has made its final lineup announcement for its 2024 edition, to include a North American premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian epic "Megalopolis" and a world bow for "Driven" director Nick Hamm’s medieval action drama "William Tell".
Both movies, including the Cannes-bowing "Megalopolis", will get a Gala premiere at Roy Thomson Hall. "William Tell", set in 1307 and adapting Friedrich Schiller’s play, stars Danish actor Claes Bang as huntsman Tell, Ben Kingsley as King Albrecht, Rafe Spall as Stauffacher and Jonathan Pryce as Attinghausen.
Toronto, which will feature in all 278 films for its 49th edition, has also booked Special Presentations slots for another 12 titles. That includes world premieres for Daniel Minahan’s period drama "On Swift Horses", to star Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter; John Maggio’s "Paul Anka: His Way biopic"; Max Minghella’s dark comedy "Shell", starring Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber; and Marianne Elliott’s "The Salt Path", featuring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the true story about a husband and wife hiking rugged British coastline.
In the realm of North American premieres, TIFF 2024 will screen several films that will have their initial release in Venice. Among them are Luca Guadagnino's “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig; the erotic thriller “Babygirl” by Halina Reijn from A24, featuring Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde; “The Brutalist” by Brady Corbet, led by Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce; Pedro Almodóvar's “The Room Next Door,” with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton; and “Vermiglio” by Maura Delpero.
Finally, there’s also world bows for "Hold Your Breath", the feature directorial debut of writer-directors Will Joines and Karrie Crous and starring Sarah Paulson; and "Bad Lucky Goat" director Samir Oliveros returning to Toronto with "The Luckiest Man in America".