Jamie Dornan Attends the Premiere of 'Belfast' at TIFF 2021

Dakota Johnson clearly has the luck of the Irish on her side as she made her big break in the world of Hollywood alongside Jamie Dornan in 50 Shades of Grey.

Portraying your director’s real-life parents in a movie can be daunting, but “Belfast” stars Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe say Kenneth Branagh gave them the freedom to improvise in the film based on his childhood.“As Ken said, this is the script version of his parents, and I think he didn’t want to do an exact … he very much gave them over to us,” Balfe told TheWrap’s Steve Pond in a virtual interview during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Angelique Jackson Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Peter Hedges’ drama “The Same Storm” is set to open the 2021 Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference (AFF).Festival organizers announced Thursday that the pandemic-set movie starring Noma Dumezweni, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Elaine May, Raúl Castillo, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Michael Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, and Alison Pill will lead off the 28th annual event, which runs from Oct.

Kenneth Branagh, director of new film Belfast , where Dornan plays a leading role. Asked about his transition from playing the serial killer Paul Spector to becoming the globally known character of Christian Grey, Dornan said that he'll never forget how sections of the media reacted to the move with disapproval.

Laura Prepon is joining Ben Foster on his big night!

Jamie Dornan steps out for an in discussion panel at the Variety Studio presented by Canada Goose with Kenneth Branagh during the 2021 Toronto Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on Sunday afternoon (September 12).

Ellise Shafer administratorAfter dazzling the in-person audience at the Toronto Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh broke down crying over his loosely autobiographical film “Belfast.”Following what was easily the most rapturous response to a festival entry at Toronto’s Roy Thomson hall this year, Branagh was overcome in a Q&A describing the inspiration behind the film.“I started writing this on March 23, but it had been brewing for a long time.

Rebecca Ferguson looks stunning in an off the shoulder gown at the premiere of Dune, held at Cinesphere during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday night (September 11) in Toronto, Ontario.

Haley Lu Richardson squeezes Owen Teague in a hug on the red carpet during the premiere of Montana Story during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Saturday (September 11) in Toronto, Ontario.

Jessica Chastain wears a classic black gown for the premiere of her new movie, The Forgiven, during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 11, 2021 in Canada.

Josh O’Connor is hitting the red carpet at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival!

The cast of Dear Evan Hansen is on the red carpet for the film’s world premiere!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorStephen Chbosky never intended to create a film series. But with the films “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Wonder” and now “Dear Evan Hansen” under his belt, he jokes that he has made “The First Day of School Trilogy.”Based on the Tony Award-winning musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” will open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept.

Holywood man also had a reunion with Fifty Shades of Grey co-star Dakota Johnson, as the friends posed for some photos together. He spent some time with Kenneth Branagh, who he has been working closely with over the past few months.

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan had a surprise reunion at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado on Saturday, happily posing for pictures together. The cute reunion marks the first time the co-stars have been photographed together since 2018.Both 31-year-old Johnson and 39-year-old Dornan were promoting their new films at the festival over the weekend.