TIFF Day 7: Marilyn Monroe doc, 'Smashed,' 'A Royal Affair' premiere
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Octavia Spencer were among the stars at the Ryerson Theatre.
"I wanted to do a movie that was socially relevant and that would have an impact," Oscar-award winner Spencer told CityNews.
"The fact that Winstead and Aaron Paul were already signed on, I thought, 'yeah, sign me up.'"
Later, actors Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander appeared at the 6:30 p.m. screening of the period drama A Royal Affair at Roy Thomson Hall.
"I think the audience for Danish cinema is fantastic," Mikkelsen told CityNews special correspondents Colin and Justin.
"It's been strong for a while but getting a real big crowd and the interest from the business is a different thing."
Meanwhile, the premiere of a documentary about Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe took over Roy Thomson Hall.
The gala world premiere of Love, Marilyn drew Amy Greene, a childhood friend of Monroe's, to Toronto.
The film features Lindsay Lohan, Elizabeth Banks, Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Jeremy Piven, and Adrien Brody, who help reveal a very intimate and unseen side of Monroe. The actors read her personal papers, diaries and letters and the writings of the screen legends friends and admirers.