Steven Spielberg is coming to the Toronto International Film Festival.
Organizers say the 75-year-old Hollywood director will make his TIFF debut with the semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Vancouver native Seth Rogen.
The 20th-century coming-of-age tale draws from Spielberg’s youth in Arizona with the story of a young man, played by Gabriel LaBelle, who learns a shocking family secret just as he discovers the power of cinema.
Spielberg co-wrote The Fabelmans, his first screenwriting effort since 2001’s sci-fi epic AI Artificial Intelligence. He worked alongside regular collaborator Tony Kushner, who wrote Munich, Lincoln and West Side Story.
Each of these films launched significant awards campaigns upon their release, but they all missed the premieres at TIFF, one of the biggest launching pads for Oscar consideration.
TIFF will run from September 8-18 this year, while The Fabelmans will make its way to theaters in late November.
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