“Outlaw King,” a historical drama starring Chris Pine and directed by “Hell or High Water” director David Mackenzie, will serve as the opening-night film of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Tuesday.
Pine stars as Robert the Bruce, the 14th century Scottish hero who led a group of outlaws to reclaim the Scottish throne from English rule. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh and Billy Howle also appear in the film, which will premiere at the Roy Thompson Hall on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Netflix will release the “Outlaw King” in November.
TIFF also announced that “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy,” a film from director Justin Kelly about the JT LeRoy literary hoax, will be the festival’s closing-night attraction.