00:00Talk about star power! A lineup of Hollywood heavy hitters is headed to the Toronto Film Festival
00:12this year, including Tom Hanks, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Meryl Streep.
00:18TIFF unveiled the first titles for its 2019 festival on Tuesday, including high-profile
00:22premieres for Tom Hanks and the Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,
00:26Abominable from DreamWorks, and the North American debut of Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix
00:30is a darker, more cerebral take on the Batman villain.
00:33I used to think that my life was a tragedy.
00:36The 44th annual fest is set to run September 5th through 15th.
00:40Other noteworthy titles that landed a spot in the lineup include the Canadian premiere of
00:44Ford vs. Ferrari starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, as well as the world premiere of the
00:48star-studded stripper drama Hustlers, whose cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu,
00:53Cardi B, and Lili Reinhart.
00:56But the list of big-name stars doesn't stop there.
01:06The film Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, the Harriet Tubman biopic
01:10Harriet, and The Goldfinch starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman will all make their
01:17world premieres at TIFF.
01:18Elsewhere, the Panama Papers thriller The Laundromat starring Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep will
01:30also make its North American debut.
01:32The festival will close September 15th with a world premiere of Radioactive, which stars
01:36Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie.
01:37But that's not all.
01:38For the full list of films heading to TIFF, go to THR.com.
01:41Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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