Jennifer's Body will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced this morning, also laying out the rest of the selections in the fest's Midnight Madness and Documentary sections. Highlights after the jump.
The Megan Fox horror-comedy was expected by most to bow at Venice in late August before coming to Canada, where it will debut the week of its Sept. 18 domestic release. On the other hand, Toronto was the launching pad from which writer Diablo Cody and Juno rocketed to Oscar glory two years ago, so this seems a pleasant way to say thanks. Body will share the Midnight program with the latest George Romero zombie retread Survival of the Dead, Sean Byrne's own prom-horror extravaganza The Loved Ones, the Ethan Hawke/Willem Dafoe vampire thriller Daybreakers, and something called Bitch Slap -- a story attributed to the creators of Hercules and Xena about "three hot-blooded women [who] try to uncover some booty in the desert using feminine charms, fists and machine guns." Alas, it's screening past my bedtime.
The doc selections were unveiled as well, including the cross-Canada tour chronicle The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, American Movie director Chris Smith's apocalyptic think-piece Collapse, and the pregnancy-outsourcing story Google Baby. All are world premieres; you can check out the full program here. The festival opens Sept. 10.
ยท Toronto Sets Docs, Wavelengths, Midnight Madness; Adds Two New Awards [indieWIRE]