TIFF 2018: 'Halloween,' 'The Predator,' Karyn Kusama's 'Destroyer,' and more added to tremendous lineup
When the programmers at the Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of titles for the 2018 edition of the festival, many hailed it as one of the strongest lineups the popular Canadian fest had seen in years. Beyond the presence of highly anticipated titles like Damien Chazelle's First Man, Alfonso Cuaron's Roma, and Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born, the festival also boasted a number of World Premieres, including Steve McQueen's Widows, Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, and Felix Van Groeningen's Beautiful Boy. Since that initial wave, the festival's lineup has only gotten stronger. Xavier Dolan's The Death and Life of John F. Donovan was added as another World Premiere, which means that many members of the star-studded cast (Natalie Portman, Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon, Thandie Newton, and many more) will likely make their way to Toronto. And since Dolan's films usually premiere at Cannes, this is another win for Cameron Bailey and the team in Toronto.
TIFF's 2018 lineup is far from complete, but I'm not sure how things can get much better from here. Rumors are still swirling around the trio of Focus Features titles, with many speculating that Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased and Josie Rourke's Mary Queen of Scots could make an appearance. But thanks to the Platform and Midnight Madness lineups, the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival is already a jaw-droppper.
The Platform slate was announced yesterday, led by the International Premiere of Karyn Kusama's Destroyer. The director's follow-up to The Invitation stars Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Bradley Whitford, and Tatiana Maslany, and will hit theaters courtesy of Annapurna Pictures on Christmas Day. The premiere designation means that Destroyer will make its debut at Telluride over Labor Day, where it will likely be one of the most popular tickets at the Colorado festival. Other notable titles in the Platform lineup include Tim Sutton's Donnybrook, Alex Ross Perry's Her Smell, and Carol Morley's Out of Blue.
Let's switch gears to Midnight Madness, which is always one of the most exciting things about TIFF. I wasn't lucky enough to make it to a midnight screening during my time at the fest, but if you've been to TIFF, you know this slate is a big deal. Midnight Madness will open with the World Premiere of Shane Black's The Predator, which stars Boyd Holbrook, Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn, and Jacob Tremblay. Black's oft-delayed reboot will open the following week in the U.S., but this is still a huge grab for the Midnight Madness team. Other major titles include the World Premieres of Peter Strickland's In Fabric, Emma Tammi's The Wind, and Henry Dunham's The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, as well as the North American Premiere of Gaspar Noe's Climax.
But even with an impressive assortment of genre movies, the highlight of this year's Madness will undoubtedly be the World Premiere of Halloween, David Gordon Green's hotly-anticipated sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 classic. The film will reportedly arrive in a one-night only event, which will likely make it one of the hottest tickets of the festival.
Before this morning, I was disappointed about not going to TIFF this year. With the announcement of the Halloween premiere, I'm even more upset. I'll get a chance to see all of these films at a later date, but being a part of the first audience to see the return of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode would be a one-of-a-kind experience. I'm very envious of anyone who makes it to this screening.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6-16, 2018.
Image: Universal
Poster courtesy of Fox
TIFF's 2018 lineup is far from complete, but I'm not sure how things can get much better from here. Rumors are still swirling around the trio of Focus Features titles, with many speculating that Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased and Josie Rourke's Mary Queen of Scots could make an appearance. But thanks to the Platform and Midnight Madness lineups, the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival is already a jaw-droppper.
The Platform slate was announced yesterday, led by the International Premiere of Karyn Kusama's Destroyer. The director's follow-up to The Invitation stars Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Bradley Whitford, and Tatiana Maslany, and will hit theaters courtesy of Annapurna Pictures on Christmas Day. The premiere designation means that Destroyer will make its debut at Telluride over Labor Day, where it will likely be one of the most popular tickets at the Colorado festival. Other notable titles in the Platform lineup include Tim Sutton's Donnybrook, Alex Ross Perry's Her Smell, and Carol Morley's Out of Blue.
Let's switch gears to Midnight Madness, which is always one of the most exciting things about TIFF. I wasn't lucky enough to make it to a midnight screening during my time at the fest, but if you've been to TIFF, you know this slate is a big deal. Midnight Madness will open with the World Premiere of Shane Black's The Predator, which stars Boyd Holbrook, Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn, and Jacob Tremblay. Black's oft-delayed reboot will open the following week in the U.S., but this is still a huge grab for the Midnight Madness team. Other major titles include the World Premieres of Peter Strickland's In Fabric, Emma Tammi's The Wind, and Henry Dunham's The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, as well as the North American Premiere of Gaspar Noe's Climax.
But even with an impressive assortment of genre movies, the highlight of this year's Madness will undoubtedly be the World Premiere of Halloween, David Gordon Green's hotly-anticipated sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 classic. The film will reportedly arrive in a one-night only event, which will likely make it one of the hottest tickets of the festival.
Before this morning, I was disappointed about not going to TIFF this year. With the announcement of the Halloween premiere, I'm even more upset. I'll get a chance to see all of these films at a later date, but being a part of the first audience to see the return of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode would be a one-of-a-kind experience. I'm very envious of anyone who makes it to this screening.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6-16, 2018.
Image: Universal
Poster courtesy of Fox
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