David Gordon Green's latest comedy, Nutcrackers, featuring Ben Stiller, is slated to kick off the 2024 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) on September 5, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. This marks Stiller's return to leading a film since his roles in Mike White's Brad's Status and Noah Baumbach's Netflix family drama, The Meyerowitz Stories, both from 2017.
Written by Leland Douglas, Nutcrackers follows Mike (Stiller), a meticulous employee who is compelled to travel to rural Ohio to look after his four nephews following a fatal car accident involving their parents. Amidst the turmoil of farm life, Mike discovers that he no longer needs to search for a new home for the orphaned boys; they have essentially found a new home in him.
The film, which stars Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, and Toby Huss, is scheduled for a glamorous red carpet premiere at Roy Thompson Hall. Additionally, TIFF has announced that the festival will conclude with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut, The Deb, an adaptation of the Australian blockbuster musical. The film centers on Taylah Simpkins (Natalie Abbott), a charismatic farm girl and social outcast who sees the upcoming Debutante Ball, known as "the Deb," as her opportunity for a transformation.
