Between all of the TIFF red carpet premieres, after-parties, street festival, cast dinners, press junkets and panels, star-seekers had their work cut out for them in Toronto this weekend. The heavily top-loaded film festival's first weekend was a whirlwind, as usual, but we managed to keep track of all the most exciting moments for you to enjoy.
Here's what went down during the opening weekend of the 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival.
Image via Grinder Coffee Gerrard.
Tom Hanks posed with himself at Grinder
Leslieville's Grinder Coffee managed to lure in yet another A-list actor with a creative, hyper-targeted TIFF campaign. Last year, Ryan Gosling swung by the cafe on Gerrard Street East to meet a cardboard cutout of himself. On Friday evening, Tom Hanks did the same.
Photo by Hector Vasquez at the premiere of Blackbird in Toronto.
A medical emergency stopped the Blackbird premiere
Somebody is said to have passed out during the TIFF premiere of Blackbird, a drama in which Susan Sarandon plays a terminally ill mother who opts for euthanasia. The film was paused with roughly 10 minutes left to go while an elderly man was assisted from the theatre. The movie then resumed.
Photo via Joel Levy Photography.
A-Listers galore mugged for fans outside Bisha
Bisha Hotel is the place to be if your end goal is simply to see a lot of famous people. A list of boldface names as long as your arm came through the doors of the Blue Jays Way hotel between Friday and Sunday, including Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Eddie Redmayne, Kristen Stewart, Jon Hamm and Wesley Snipes.
Photo by Hector Vasquez at the premiere of Just Mercy in Toronto.
Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson hit the red carpet
The premium screening of Just Mercy at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday brought the film's stars Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson out in full force on the red carpet, where they amicably took selfies and signed autographs for gathered fans.
Photo via Twitter Canada.
J-Lo championed women in film
Hundreds of people gathered at Assembly Chef's Hall on Saturday afternoon for a panel called #SheInspiresMe, hosted by Twitter Canada. Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart and Hustlers director Lorene Scafaria spoke to the benefits of working with an all-female production team.
Photo by George Pimentel via RBC.
Hustlers stars rocked the red carpet
Speaking of Hustlers, J-Lo and friends (including partner Alex Rodriguez) dazzled on the red carpet of what has proven to be one of TIFF 2019's most highly-anticipated screenings. Fans at the RBC Red-Carpet Gallery went wild for Lopez, who undoubtedly wielded more star power than anyone else in Toronto this weekend.
Photo via Extinction Rebellion Toronto.
Extinction Rebellion protested outside the new Tom Hanks flick
Earlier on Saturday, activists from Extinction Rebellion Toronto disrupted the red carpet premiere of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, at Roy Thomson Hall in an attempt to highlight the dangers associated with climate change.
Photo via Getty Images for RBC.
Arkells brought down the RBC House
Hamilton's very own Arkells crushed a Motown-inspired set at RBC House (known as the STORYS building during non-TIFF times) on Saturday night. Frontman Max Kerman actually got down on the floor to dance with attendees while performing. It was delightfully raucous.
Photo via Kerracters.
Literally every famous person went to the HFPA party
The biggest event at the festival, co-hosted this year by The Hollywood Reporter, brought a torrent of big-name celebrities to the Four Seasons on Saturday, including Nicole Kidman, Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Julia Stiles, Sarah Paulson, Don and Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jonah Hill, Adam Sandler, Adam Driver and Allison Janney.
Tom Hanks is simply the best | Variety Studio at #TIFF19 presented by @ATT pic.twitter.com/ynHvOyiEWt
— Variety (@Variety) September 9, 2019
Tom Hanks photobombed J-Lo and Constance Wu
Oscar-winning actor and notorious good guy Tom Hanks delighted the stars of Hustlers by jumping in for a few photos at the AT&T-sponsored Variety Studio inside Le Germain Hotel. "Listen, I don't have on any lip gloss," he joked as J-Lo and company waved him over. "Am I allowed to stand there?"
by Lauren O'Neil via blogTO
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