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Steven Spielberg’sThe Fabelmanscaptured viewers' attention in Toronto this weekend, just as its stars did at its premiere.
The film, which premiered at theToronto International Film Festivalto a standing ovation Saturday, perVariety, is a personally significant project for the legendary director as it follows a semi-autobiographical plot. The film, releasing worldwide Nov. 23, focuses on a boy who uses movie-making to gain a better understanding of his world, and was cowritten alongside Tony Kushner.
Appearing at Saturday’s premiere were film starsMichelle Williams,Paul Dano,Seth Rogen, Keeley Karsten, Gabriel LaBelle and more.
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The Fabelmanswill be Spielberg’s first film since the Academy Award-winningWest Side Story. Iconic composer John Williams will return to score the new flick.
Williams shares her eldest daughter, Matilda Ledger, 16, with the lateHeath Ledger. As for her current pregnancy, which she revealed back in May toVariety, she called the experience “totally joyous.”
“As the years go on, you sort of wonder what they might hold for you or not hold for you,” Williams said. “It’s exciting to discover that something you want again and again, is available one more time. That good fortune is not lost on me or my family.”
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“There’s nothing that makes you committed to a better world than raising a great kid. It’s the ultimate creative act,” Williams said. “The most ecstatic moments of life and art are the transcendent ones. Having children is like that. You combine your DNA with someone else to create a new life.”
source: people.com
