The first-look images for Ben Stiller’s Nutcrackers and Rebel Wilson’s The Deb have been unveiled, along with the films’ respective premiere dates at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Nutcrackers, directed by David Gordon Green (The Exorcist: Believer), will see Stiller in his latest comedy feature following a workaholic man named Mike entrusted to be his orphaned nephews’ caregiver. It also stars Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!), and Toby Huss (Copshop).
Meanwhile, Wilson’s directorial debut The Deb is a musical comedy centering on two teenage cousins trying to find a date to the debutante ball in a small country town in Australia. The cast members include Charlotte MacInnes, Natalie Abbott, Tara Morice, Shane Jacobson, and Wilson.
You can check out the first-look photos for Nutcrackers and The Deb down below:
When will Nutcrackers & The Deb premiere at TIFF 2024?
Nutcrackers will serve as the opening night film at this year’s TIFF, set to premiere on September 5. The Deb, on the other hand, will premiere on September 15. Both films will premiere at Roy Thomson Hall as part of the Gala program. The films are joining Ron Howard’s Eden, Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch, John Crowley’s We Live in Time, and the animated feature The Wild Robot at this year’s festival, which will run from September 5 to 15.
The announcement comes after Wilson on Instagram accused The Deb producers of trying to block the film from premiering at TIFF. The producers then sued Wilson for defamation.
“[The Deb] got selected for closing night of the Toronto Film Festival, which is like the best platform to be a first-time female director. It’s huge. It’s massive. So to have the joy of the movie being selected is one thing. But then to have the business partners that are involved in that movie turn around and say, ‘No, the movie can’t premiere,’ is just beyond devastating,” said Wilson.
