TIFF is in the air! The Toronto International Film Festival began on September 4, and will run until September 14th this year. The stars have come out to support and promote their latest film projects, and we are so excited to have them in our city! Many of the stars attending this years festival have lots of experience on stage and screen. Check out our list of Shakespeare and Shakespeare-Inspired projects that are a part of some pretty impressive bodies of work!
Robert Downey Jr. (The Judge)
Appeared in:
- Richard III (1995) as Lord Rivers
Vanessa Redgrave (Foxcatcher)
Appeared in (Selective):
- Anonymous (2011) as Queen Elizabeth I
- Letters to Juliet (2010) as Caire
- The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe, 2000) as Prospero
- Julius Caesar (Alley Theatre, 1997) as Portia
- Romeo.Juliet (1990) as Mother Capulet
- Antony and Cleopatra (Theatre Royal, 1986)
- As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1961)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1959 TV movie) as Helena
- Coriolanus (Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1959)
Al Pacino (Manglehorn)
Appeared in:
- Julius Caesar (New York Shakespeare Festival, 1986) as Mark Antony
- Richard III (1979) as Richard III
Denzel Washington (The Equalizer)
Appeared in:
- Richard III (Shakespeare in the Park, 1990) as Richard III
- Julius Caesar (Belasco Theatre, 2005) as Brutus
Kate Winslet (A Little Chaos)
Appeared in:
- Hamlet (1996) as Ophelia
Morgan Freeman (Ruth & Alex)
Appeared in:
- The Taming of the Shrew (New York Shakespeare Festival, 1990) as Petruchio
- Coriolanus (New York Shakespeare Festival, 1979) as Coriolanus
- Julius Caesar (New York Shakespeare Festival, 1979)
Christopher Plummer (The Forger, Hector + the Search for Happiness)
Appeared in (Selective):
- The Tempest (2010) as Prospero
- Macbeth (1988) as Macbeth
- Othello (1982) as Iago
- Richard III (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1961)
- Much Ado About Nothing (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1961)
- Too many Stratford Festival roles to count!
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