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From Glasgow Pews to the Director’s Chair: James McAvoy on Faith, Acting, and the Scars of Catholic Guilt
TORONTO — Long before he was commanding starships, mutating into legendary comic-book characters, or captivating international audiences on stage and screen, James McAvoy was plotting a very different kind of journey. Growing up amidst the gritty, working-class neighborhoods of Glasgow, Scotland, a young McAvoy didn’t always have Hollywood in his sights. Instead, he seriously considered […]
Courteney Cox Returns to the Director’s Chair with the Darkly Comic True-Crime Film Evil Genius
Main Facts Twelve years after the quiet release of her feature-length directorial debut, Just Before I Go, actress and filmmaker Courteney Cox is back behind the camera with a drastically sharpened vision. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Cox’s new feature, Evil Genius, tackles one of the most bizarre and tragic real-life criminal […]
From the Antichrist to the Director’s Chair: Cody Fern Unpacks the Deeply Personal Origins of His Feature Debut, ‘Closing Night’
TORONTO — When actor Cody Fern first crossed paths with Sarah Paulson on the set of FX’s American Horror Story: Apocalypse—where she played an all-powerful supreme witch and he embodied the chilling, immaculate Antichrist—it took mere seconds for the two performers to recognize an unshakeable, almost uncanny creative synergy. “Sarah is one of the great […]
