He added, “These films are part of our language, they’re in our heads probably for the rest of our lives. What you will see in ‘The Fabelmans’ is where that comes from, what inspired it, how as a boy, the circumstances of his life and family and where he was living led to ‘E.T.,’ ‘Jaws,’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ and all the big epic global blockbusters that he made.” “These films have been a part our environment for decades now. “The Fabelmans,” starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, and Seth Rogen, will play best for those who know Spielberg’s films, Bailey said. Clearly, Universal wants the full-court media blast that TIFF provides.
Toronto landed “The Fabelmans” (November 11, 2022) over Venice, whose director Alberto Barbera was openly miffed to lose the film, and likely scuttled Telluride’s clandestine plans to sneak-preview the film ahead of TIFF which, ever since getting burned by a Telluride sneak showing of “12 Years a Slave,” slots “Canadian” premieres later in the festival. and Mark Mylod’s nasty Ralph Fiennes thriller “The Menu.” Oscar perennial Searchlight Pictures is taking four fall season movies to TIFF, including Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” (December 9, 2022), which is expected to play Telluride Venice debut “The Banshees of Inisherin” (October 21), reuniting Martin McDonagh with Colin Farrell biopic “Chevalier,” starring Kelvin Harrison, Jr. This time, TIFF persuaded Universal and Amblin to give Spielberg’s personal fable “The Fabelmans” a shot at winning the coveted People’s Choice award that often presages a Best Picture contender, from BP winners “The King’s Speech” and “12 Years a Slave” to “Green Book” and “Nomadland.” Last year, Kenneth Branagh’s personal story “Belfast” took home the audience prize. Steven Spielberg is not usually one of them. TIFF has long offered gala world premieres for A-list filmmakers heading into awards prime time. After two years of a slimmed-down pandemic profile, Canada’s storied Festival of Festivals has filled out to its former sprawl, with a glittering lineup packed with awards hopefuls. “The Toronto Film Festival is back!,” one specialty distributor told me last week.
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