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The lineup for the 2025 edition of AFI Fest is coming into view.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the red carpet premieres section will be Noah Baumbach\u2019s Jay Kelly starring George Clooney as a movie star grappling with his legacy (Oct. 23), James Vanderbilt\u2019s historical epic Nuremberg starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe (Oct. 24), Gus Van Sant\u2019s ripped-from-the-headlines Dead Man\u2019s Wire starring Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd (Oct. 25), and David Mich\u00f4d\u2019s Christy toplined by Sydney Sweeney as a boxer fighting for her place in the sport (Oct. 25).<\/p>\n
More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Also revealed today are the films that make up the special screenings section of the festival: Jonatan Etzler\u2019s Bad Apples starring Saoirse Ronan as an overworked schoolteacher that makes some questionable decisions, Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019s Bugonia starring Emma Stone as a high-powered CEO that gets kidnapped by Jesse Plemons\u2019 alien obsessed conspiracy theorist, Nicholas Hytner\u2019s The Choral starring Ralph Fiennes as a man tapped to lead a choral society in Ramsden, Yorkshire, Kristen Stewart\u2019s feature directorial debut The Chronology of Water starring Imogen Poots, Bradley Cooper\u2019s Is This Thing On? starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern as a New York couple whose separation leads to major midlife self-reckoning and reinvention, Sylvian Chomet\u2019s A Magnificent Life, Maria Friedman\u2019s Merrily We Roll Along featuring Stephen Sondheim\u2019s most celebrated songs, Thom Zimny\u2019s Nebraska Live featuring Bruce Springsteen performing songs from his 1982 album, Max Walker-Silverman\u2019s Rebuilding starring Josh O\u2019Connor and Meghann Fahy in a story about recovering from wildfire, Hikari\u2019s Rental Family starring Brendan Fraser, Mona Fastvold\u2019s experimental musical The Testament of Ann Lee starring Amanda Seyfried as the founder of the Shakers, and Clint Bentley\u2019s Train Dreams starring Joel Edgerton.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal is nothing short of a global embrace \u2013 where we discover and rediscover the power of a shared story on a big screen,\u201d said AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale. Added AFI Fest director Todd Hitchcock: \u201cAFI Fest\u2019s special screenings section includes some of the most buzzed-about films from the festival circuit, an eclectic mix that promises to surprise and delight film lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n AFI Fest, presented by Canva with Fiji Water back as the official water sponsor, will take place at Hollywood\u2019s TCL Chinese Theatres from Oct. 22\u201326. The full festival lineup will be unveiled on Sept. 30. It will feature a selection of red carpet premiere screenings, special screenings, world cinema, documentaries and shorts. As previously announced, Guillermo del Toro is confirmed as guest artistic director. The fest will open with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White as the iconic rocker. Other high-profile premieres include Song Sung Blue starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, and The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The lineup for the 2025 edition of AFI Fest is coming into view. 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