Michaela Coel and Jessica Gunning Walk the Red Carpet for The Christophers TIFF World Premiere!
The film The Christophers held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival yesterday. Director Steven Soderbergh, lead actresses Michaela Coel and Jessica Gunning, along with other members of the production crew, attended the red carpet event.
Directed by Oscar Best Director winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), The Christophers is written by his previous collaborator Ed Solomon (No Sudden Move). This is Soderbergh's third film this year, following the supernatural thriller Presence and the spy thriller Black Bag. This new project is a very different kind of black comedy. The film stars Ian McKellen (the X-Men franchise), BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You), talk show host and Tony Award winner James Corden, and Emmy nominee Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer).
Having all but given up her own art practice, thirtysomething Lori (Michaela Coel) divides her time between freelance art restoration and working the window of a food truck. Her fortunes promise to change, however, when she’s approached by the estranged heirs (Jessica Gunning and James Corden) of renowned painter Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) with a tantalizing proposition: Lori is to apprehend a series of long-abandoned paintings from Sklar’s London home, complete the paintings using her masterful imitation skills, and receive a third of the profits from the sale of the paintings following the old man’s imminent death. Lori accepts the gig, infiltrating Sklar’s home under the pretense of becoming his new assistant, but the ruse quickly goes awry in a series of titillating twists and shifting allegiances.
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