Sylvester Stallone, Rupert Murdoch Biopics Among Projects Coming to TIFF
The lineup adds several Oscar-leaning titles and first-time festival premieres, including films from Chris Rock, Peter Farrelly and Courteney Cox.
- On Monday, the Toronto International Film Festival announced its 51st annual lineup, featuring over 60 films from nearly 30 countries with world premieres from Chris Rock, Peter Farrelly, and Courteney Cox.
- Running from September 10 to 20, 2026, in Downtown Toronto, the festival increasingly functions as a major movie market for global distributors seeking distribution deals.
- Highlights include Peter Farrelly's "I Play Rocky," starring Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone, and Chris Rock's "Misty Green," featuring Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, and Daniel Kaluuya.
- Closing the 51st edition is "Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend," a sports biopic directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon about Canadian racer Gilles Villeneuve. Additional programming includes Danny Boyle's "Ink" and Courteney Cox's "Evil Genius."
- International auteurs including Pedro Almodovar and Hirokazu Kore-eda will present new works at the festival. Officials confirmed additional lineup announcements will follow in the coming weeks.
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) released yesterday the bulk of its 51st edition programming, setting world premieres for Chris Rock Misty Green's drama and Peter Farrelly's film with Sylvester Stallone I Play Rocky.
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Sylvester Stallone, Rupert Murdoch biopics among projects coming to TIFF
TORONTO - Biopics about Sylvester Stallone, Rupert Murdoch and Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve will play at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
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