Mister Rogers, the Joker and Judy Garland Are All Headed to Toronto Film Festival

TIFF’s formidable lineup of directors will include Steven Soderbergh, Noah Baumbach, Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson, John Crowley, Kasi Lemmons, Armando Iannucci … and Bruce Springsteen

Tom Hanks Joaquin Phoenix Renee Zellweger TIFF
Left to right: Tom Hanks in 'Won't You Be My Neighbor,' Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker' and Renee Zellweger in 'Judy'

Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers and Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland are among the actors who will appear on screen at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF organizers announced on Tuesday.

For its first large batch of programming announcements, TIFF unveiled a star-studded slate of more than 50 films, many of them highly anticipated works from such celebrated directors as Noah Baumbach, Steven Soderbergh, Taika Waititi, Armando Iannucci, James Mangold, Fernando Meirelles, Pablo Larrain, Rian Johnson and the Safdie brothers.

Phoenix stars in Todd Phillips “Batman” spinoff “Joker” alongside Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy.

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