The actress shares how she was able to take away some valuable acting tips from her director. Chastain also reveals that she was flattered when her Tree of Life director, Terrence Malick, compared her to Ullmann.
The director, writer and actor introduced his third feature at the Toronto Film Festival. "My main goal for the movie was to have the same tone as my stand up act and nothing in my stand up act is funny," says Rock. "The topics are never funny, they are always something dark that I make funny."
"When the history is written of this era, this is how you'll be remembered: he was the first black president," Moore said during a discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge at the Toronto Film Festival.
While in Toronto to promote the 25th anniversary of Roger & Me, the controversial director had some choice words for the "dying" Republican party.
Keira Knightly, Benedict Cumberbatch and Matthew Goode all share what drew them to Morten Tyldum's movie about a mathematician who helps crack the Enigma code during World War II. The thriller is due to hit theaters on Nov. 21.
Writer and actor Nick Kroll joined Joel McHale, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale and director Ross Katz at the THR lounge to discuss their comedy about an entrepreneur who quits his job and becomes a nanny for his sister. Plus, the group shares their best career advice.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau talks about taking roles that aren't Jaime Lannister — and jokes about how he stays on Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin's good side: "I give him massage all of the time."
Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Adrianna Barraza and director Daniel Barnz introduce their drama about a woman dealing the death of a woman in her support group. The film, co-starring Britt Robertson, Chris Messina and William H. Macy is set to hit theaters in 2015.
The director-producer shares why he wanted to make a film on the reclusive Beach Boy musician. "I'm very patriotic and I believe that it is built into the fabric of Americana," said Elizabeth Banks about the historical band's music. "They are the greatest American rock band of all time."
Ethan Hawke plays a family man who questions his job as a drone pilot in the United States military. "There are some benefits to drone technology that it can be incredibly accurate as long as you hit the right house," says director Andrew Niccol. "You need the intel as well as the technology."
The two stars of Jason Reitman's drama share how they like to use social media as a positive influence amongst their fans. "The Internet should be a place where we share ideas and bring each other up, not down," says Elgort.
The director and his lead actor, Kevin Kline, stopped by the THR lounge to discuss their comedy based on Horovitz's 2002 play. The film co-stars Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas.
"They are people that are invested in what I'm doing, they are interested parties, and that is really powerful in an age where tension is a major currency," says Franco. "It's not to me about exposing myself as much as it is about building an audience that can come and see the things I actually care about."
The funny lady plays a woman with a borderline personality disorder who wins a lottery, quits her medication and starts her own talk show.
The director and his stars introduced his movie about a guy who gets kidnapped and turned into a walrus by a mysterious seafarer.
"I can't wait, I go back on Tuesday and I can smoke some of my own movie, I've never done that before," says Smith.
From the Toronto Film Festival, Jessica Chastain talks about her new sci-fi movie with Christopher Nolan.
Al Pacino stars as a small-town locksmith who never got over the love of his life in David Gordon Green's drama.
"We would have our little chats and then he would do it, and then he would change his mind and throw something at you, and I loved that," says Pacino. "I was very privileged to work with him, I feel."
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The actor and his co-stars stopped by THR's video lounge in Toronto.
Josh Charles also recalls the time he got Robin Williams to laugh.
The star of Pascale Ferran's drama shares his best career advice and what he watches on television right now. 'That's the great thing right now about the business, is.. it matters not what medium, there is just great stuff in all of them," says Charles. "I love films, always loved films, as a fan just watching them. And I love great TV."
The actor initially didn't think the Robert Downey Jr. film was right for him.
The Captain America star stops by THR's video lounge at the Toronto film festival.
The director reveals that he had wife Jennifer Connelly in mind for the lead role as he was writing his script about a homeless couple who fall in love.
Director Jean-Baptiste Leonetti and co-stars Michael Douglas and Jeremy Irvine introduce their film about a corporate shark and his guide on hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
"Make no mistake, this isn't a message movie," says Kevin Costner. "I think a message will be drawn out of it, but it comes out of it in the best way."
"It was a big honor to have James in the movie, I've been a big fan of his work," says Roskam. "He was awesome, sometimes they say be careful when you meet your heroes but he was more than the man I thought he would be."
The late actor was hilarious and incredibly talented, says Hardy.
The Nightcrawler actor reveals the touching gift Billy Crystal gave him when he was a young actor, and talks about his decision to lose substantial weight for the role.
From James Marsh's The Theory of Everything, to Jean-Marc Vallee's Wild, to Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game, McCarthy goes over the festival's most buzzed about movies.
The biggest names at this year's Toronto Film Festival stopped by to give their best career advice. "Do not offer the audience what they can see by sticking their nose over the fence and looking at their next door neighbors," says Kingsley.
From the Toronto Film Festival, The Theory of Everything stars Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne and director James Marsh share what it was like to work on their movie about the life of Stephen Hawking.