'Maps to the Stars' & 'Still Alice' North American Premiere at 2014 TIFF

Maps to the Stars and Still Alice will both have their North American Premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. 

From Variety:

Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg, Canada/Germany North American Premiere David Cronenberg forges both a wicked social satire and a very human ghost story from today’s celebrity-obsessed culture. Starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, John Cusack and Robert Pattinson.

Still Alice Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, USA World Premiere Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested. Alice’s struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Starring Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth and Julianne Moore.

New MTTS Still + BTS Photo in Cahiers Du Cinéma Magazine & Cronenberg Mentions Rob

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New 'Maps to the Stars' On Set Interview & BTS Video

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Rob Attends 'Maps to the Stars' Cannes Premiere (May 19, 2014)

New 'Maps to the Stars' Trailer + David Cronenberg Talks about Rob

David Cronenberg Talks about Working with Rob

"Maps to the Stars" takes aim at Hollywood excess, with an ensemble cast including a bleach-blond Julianne Moore playing a hysterical actress and Mia Wasikowska playing the mysterious, scarred young woman who suddenly appears in her life.

Although it marks the first time Cronenberg, known for "A History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises," has made a film about Hollywood, he said he has been trying to make the movie — based on a script by novelist Bruce Wagner — for a decade.

"I've never really been obsessed with doing a movie about movie-making or anything like that, but in a way his script was not that. It's about ambition and fear and desperation and a whole bunch of other things within the context of movie-making," he said.

The film reunites Cronenberg with "Cosmopolis" star Robert Pattinson, who the director called "a terrific actor."

"When we did 'Cosmopolis,' he didn't really want to do it because his character was in every scene. He really wanted to be in an ensemble piece, where he was one of a great cast of actors," said Cronenberg. "I said, 'We talked about that and here it is. Here's a perfect role for you.'"

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Confirmed Cannes Premiere Dates for 'The Rover', 'Maps to the Stars' & 'Sils Maria'

The official 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival Screening Schedule has been released, confirming the premiere dates and times for 'The Rover', 'Maps to the Stars' and 'Sils Maria'. You can download the Screening PDF Here.

'The Rover' to premiere on Monday May 18th at the Grand Theatre Lumiere

'Maps to the Stars' to premiere on Monday May 19th at the Grand Theatre Lumiere

'Sils Maria' to premiere on Friday May 23rd at the Grand Theatre Lumiere

New 'Maps to the Stars' Video Clips

'Maps to the Stars' Production Notes - New Rob Quotes

THE LIMO DRIVER

“Plus we’re both dual-disorder”

When Agatha Weiss returns to Los Angeles, she makes an instant connection with the first person she encounters: her limo driver, a would-be screenwriter who chauffeurs the far more successful, and who becomes increasingly entangled in her larger-than-life drama. 

Taking the role of Jerome is leading star Robert Pattinson, who wanted to work with Cronenberg again on the heels of taking the lead role in Cosmopolis (coincidentally, Pattinson played a billionaire who is a limo passenger throughout that film.) 

He was one of the first cast members to sign on, which Martin Katz says helped buy the project. “Robert’s enthusiasm for Maps to the Stars is one of the things that really got us underway. Jerome is not a large role but it’s very significant in the story and his joining the cast gave us a terrific amount of momentum,” recalls the producer. “In a sense he is playing Bruce Wagner, who was himself at one time a limo driver and unemployed writer.” 

Cronenberg was thrilled to reunite with Pattinson, and in such a different kind of role. “I think Rob was really happy to be part of an ensemble,” he says. “But Jerome is also a critical character, a lovely character and it was a chance for Rob to give a more naturalistic performance. I knew he would be fabulous and he was.”

New UHQ 'Maps to the Stars' Stills

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'The Rover', 'Maps to the Stars' & 'Clouds of Sils Maria' to Premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival

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'Maps to the Stars' Trailer Coming Soon

Bientôt, la bande-annonce de MAPS TO THE STARS en exclusivité sur la page Facebook du Pacte et sur la page Facebook du Pacte et sur @le_pacte #MTTS

MAPS TO THE STARS Trailer coming soon on the Pacte Facebook Page and Twitter #MTTS

 

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'Maps To The Stars' French Release Date

@le_pacte: Release date for David Cronenberg's Maps To The Stars is May 21st #MTTS #DavidCronenberg #JulianneMoore #RobertPattinson #MiaWasikowska #JohnCusack

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'Map to the Stars' French Distributor Confirms May Release

Le Pacte has announced that "Maps to the Stars", the next feature film by David Cronenberg starring Robert Pattinson, John Cusack and Julianne Moore will hit our screens in May 2014.

As we announced in January a first editing of Maps To The Stars was ready and that the film had passed by the Committee of Film Classification in the United States, Le Pacte - the french distributor - just gave a release date for the next film by David Cronenberg, in May 2014. 

No specific date has been given, but like his Cosmopolis in 2012, there is a good chance that the release will be made simultaneously in theaters and for its presentation at Cannes.

Led by Robert Pattinson, Julianne Moore and John Cusack, Maps To The Stars central theme is Hollywood, and more exactly the obsession with celebrity.

David Cronenberg has been selected 4 times in Cannes in Official Competition: Crash in 1996 and Spider in 2002, A History of Violence in 2005 and Cosmopolis in 2012.

Note that The Rover by David Michôd with Robert Pattinson has no realease date yet too and could be in competition for the Palme d'Or.

Double dose of Pattinson for the 67th Cannes Film Festival?

The French distributor has confirmed release date on twitter @le_pacte: we confirm #MapsToTheStars release date for May!

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Martin Katz (Maps to the Stars Producer) Talks about Rob

New Poster at TIFF 2013:

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New Pics of Rob Filming 'Maps to the Stars' (August 21, 2013)

New Pics of Rob Filming 'Maps to the Stars' (August 20, 2013)

New Pics of Rob Filming 'Maps to the Stars' in LA (August 19, 2013)

                      

         

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