TIFF’s co-head and artistic director, Cameron Bailey, described Dear Evan Hansen as the ideal film to launch the festival this year because it “reaffirms how connected and essential we all are to one another” and the co-head and executive director Joana Vicente echoed his words.

“We felt it was important to open this year’s festival with a film that connects to our shared humanity and that reminds us how deeply we need one another, need to be seen by one another, especially in times of loneliness and despair,” said Vicente in a statement.

Dear Evan Hansen centers on a shy teen, who uses the personal tragedy of a fellow classmate to advance his social status. It stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams, and it’s set to open Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th, before heading to theaters in the U.S. on September 24th.

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Dear Evan Hansen centers on a socially awkward teenager, who goes on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate.

Platt admitted he had reservations about reprising the role in a different medium, but eventually agreed in the hope that Evan Hansen’s story will reach a bigger audience this way.

“Having an opportunity to share this story with, like, millions more people is ultimately much more important than my being worried that my performance won’t be as good as it was on stage,” the actor told NME.

Dear Evan Hansen originally premiered on Broadway in 2016 and ended up winning six Tony Awards. Its big-screen adaptation was directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams. It’s set to premiere on September 24th.

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Dear Evan Hansen centers around a high school student with social anxiety, who gets caught up in a lie after one of the letters he wrote for himself gets mistaken for a suicide note of a fellow classmate.

Ben Platt, who originated the role of Evan Hansen on stage and won a Tony Award for his performance, will reprise his role in the movie adaptation. The cast will also include Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan, and Danny Pino.

Amy Adams will take on the role of Cynthia Murphy, the mother of Evan’s classmates Connor and Zoe, who’s trying to keep her fragile family from falling apart after her son’s passing. Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) will be in charge of directing the movie, based on the script by Steven Levenson.

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Amandla Stenberg’s set to play a high school senior, Alana, a role that has been expanded from the stage production. Alana is very active on social media and has a bubbly disposition, which only masks her isolation and loneliness. Her response to her classmate’s death starts a movement.

Sternberg will also perform an original song in the film which she’s writing with the show’s lyricists, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

The Tony Award-winning musical opened on Broadway in 2016 and it’s about a high school student with social anxiety who gets tied up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide thinks one of Hansens’ letters was their son’s suicide note.

Also cast in the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen is Kaitlyn Dever, who will play Zoe, the girl who starts dating Hansen after he begins a relationship with the classmate’s family. Ben Platt, who played Evan Hansen in the original, is expected to reprise his role. He won a Tony for his performance.

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TIFF’s co-head and artistic director, Cameron Bailey, described Dear Evan Hansen as the ideal film to launch the festival this year because it “reaffirms how connected and essential we all are to one another” and the co-head and executive director Joana Vicente echoed his words.

“We felt it was important to open this year’s festival with a film that connects to our shared humanity and that reminds us how deeply we need one another, need to be seen by one another, especially in times of loneliness and despair,” said Vicente in a statement.

Dear Evan Hansen centers on a shy teen, who uses the personal tragedy of a fellow classmate to advance his social status. It stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams, and it’s set to open Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th, before heading to theaters in the U.S. on September 24th.

The post “Dear Evan Hansen” to Open 2021’s Toronto International Film Festival appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Dear Evan Hansen centers on a socially awkward teenager, who goes on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate.

Platt admitted he had reservations about reprising the role in a different medium, but eventually agreed in the hope that Evan Hansen’s story will reach a bigger audience this way.

“Having an opportunity to share this story with, like, millions more people is ultimately much more important than my being worried that my performance won’t be as good as it was on stage,” the actor told NME.

Dear Evan Hansen originally premiered on Broadway in 2016 and ended up winning six Tony Awards. Its big-screen adaptation was directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams. It’s set to premiere on September 24th.

The post First Trailer for Film Adaption of “Dear Evan Hansen” is Here appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Dear Evan Hansen centers around a high school student with social anxiety, who gets caught up in a lie after one of the letters he wrote for himself gets mistaken for a suicide note of a fellow classmate.

Ben Platt, who originated the role of Evan Hansen on stage and won a Tony Award for his performance, will reprise his role in the movie adaptation. The cast will also include Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan, and Danny Pino.

Amy Adams will take on the role of Cynthia Murphy, the mother of Evan’s classmates Connor and Zoe, who’s trying to keep her fragile family from falling apart after her son’s passing. Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder) will be in charge of directing the movie, based on the script by Steven Levenson.

The post Amy Adams Joins the Cast of “Dear Evan Hansen” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Amandla Stenberg’s set to play a high school senior, Alana, a role that has been expanded from the stage production. Alana is very active on social media and has a bubbly disposition, which only masks her isolation and loneliness. Her response to her classmate’s death starts a movement.

Sternberg will also perform an original song in the film which she’s writing with the show’s lyricists, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

The Tony Award-winning musical opened on Broadway in 2016 and it’s about a high school student with social anxiety who gets tied up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide thinks one of Hansens’ letters was their son’s suicide note.

Also cast in the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen is Kaitlyn Dever, who will play Zoe, the girl who starts dating Hansen after he begins a relationship with the classmate’s family. Ben Platt, who played Evan Hansen in the original, is expected to reprise his role. He won a Tony for his performance.

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