News of The World (CREATION to Open 2009 TIFF)


Guess it’s a sure-fire sign that summer is in its dog days when the announcements for The Toronto International Film Festival starts rolling in. News-a-plenty today, including a slight switch for opening night. Full details can be found after the jump.

Jon Amiel’s bio-pic of Charles Darwin, CREATION, opens this year’s festival. The movie stars Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. It should be noted that it’s a slight change of pace for TIFF, who usually choose a Canadian film to open the party.

CREATION joins some thought-provoking titles previously announced.

Today, a few more mainstream titles got in on the party. They include THE INFORMANT!, PRECIOUS, and THE INVENTION OF LYING.

Last but not least, passes are already on sale for all methods of payment.

Is it September yet?