Happy Thursday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: A flurry of deals descend on Toronto, including the latest from Luc Besson and Lynn Shelton… Snoop Dogg is set to play a pimping bluesman… Your next Hollywood culture war may be brewing… and more.
OK, let’s try this again: Two years after Roman Polanski’s journey to Zurich to collect a lifetime achievement award turned into jail stay followed by months of international legal and diplomatic intrigue , the 78-year-old director will return to the city’s film festival to finally receive his honor in person. The Sept. 27 ceremony will precede the world premiere of what has been identified only as a “full-length non-fiction film.” Any guesses? [ Variety ]