The Toronto International Film Festival announced the line-up for Mavericks, a program which gives audiences the opportunity to hear from notable newsmakers from around the world as they share anecdotes and discuss their latest projects.
This year, Mavericks include the world premieres of Barrymore, The Love We Make, Neil Young Life, and The Island President, as well as the North American premiere of Tahrir 2011: The good, the bad, and the politician about the Egyptian uprising.
Filmmakers who will be in attendance this year include Francis Ford Coppola, Deepa Mehta, Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan, Jonathan Demme, Tamer Ezzat and Ayten Amin.
Actors Christopher Plummer and Tilda Swinton, author Salman Rushdie, musician Neil Young, and Sony Pictures Classics founders Michael Barker and Tom Bernard will also be part of the program.
Hundreds of celebrities are expected to attend the event, which runs from September 8 to 18, including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Chloe Moretz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clive Owen, Rachel Weisz, Robin Wright, and Viggo Mortensen, among others.