Welcome to Toni Collette Online, your premiere web resource on the Australian actress and singer. Best known for her iconic performances in "Muriel's Wedding", "The Sixth Sense", "United States of Tara" and "Hereditary", Toni Collette has emerged as one of her generation's greatest talents. In its 13th year online, his unofficial fansite provides you with all latest news, in-depth information on all of her projects on film, television and the theatre as well as extensive archives with press articles, photos and videos. Enjoy your stay.
Jul
26
2013

Here’s a new article courtesy Cinema Blend. Two of the late Gandolfini’s films will be released posthumously, Animal Rescue written by detective novelist Dennis Lehane, and Nicole Holofcener’s upcoming comedy Enough Said. Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Gandolfini’s Enough Said co-star Toni Collette for The Way, Way Back, and I asked her to tell me about her experience on the film—which was previously untitled—and working with “Jim.” Her answer could easily be counted among some of the most eloquent words said about the star:

“It was excellent. Nicole is such a wonderful person to work with. She’s very, very easy-going and very open and very collaborative. All of the actors were incredible. And I’m so…(exhales)…It’s just so sad about Jim. Someone told me recently there was a story about him in the LA Times talking about what he was like as a person, and how he never got to play a character similar to him, that he was always cast as a bit of a brute. I mean specifically in The Sopranos he had – um – a big heart and a lot of conflict within him, the character I’m talking about…

But the sweetness (of him) was never really revealed (in his work). I’m so excited for his fans to be able to see him in Enough Said because he’s a total teddy bear in it. He’s the leading man. He’s sought after, loved, talked about, and I just feel so lucky to have gotten to work with him. He was the real deal. He actually had a twinkle in his eye. He was cheeky and wonderful. (Quietly) I can’t believe how young. I mean 51? It’s just too sad… So yeah, I had a great time making it, a great time making it. And what I’ve seen of it, it’s very smart and very funny. And I can’t wait to see it.”

Written and directed by Holofcener, Enough Said centers on a divorced woman suffering from empty nest (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) whose pursuit of a charming man (Gandolfini) is complicated when she realizes he is the ex-husband of a new friend (Catherine Keener). Collette told me she plays another of Louis-Dreyfus’s friend in the film. But where Louis-Dreyfus’s character is divorcing and dealing with sending her kid to college, Collette and onscreen spouse Ben Falcone are just at the beginning of their marriage and kid-raising troubles. Collette’s description of Gandolfini’s character in the film seems a real change of pace from the glaring tough guys roles he was known for. But it also sounds like it might be the closest a film role has come to capturing the captivating man who has made us root for bad guys for decades. I never met Gandolfini, much less knew him, but I suspect that it’s this charm and sweetness that everyone who did speaks of so often that is the key to even his bleakest roles. Because no matter how bad the guy he plays, he was oddly charming. There was a twinkle in his eye. And thankfully for those of us who’ve loved his work, there’s more to come and a great legacy to revisit.

Jul
18
2013

CBS has released a sneak peek of the key art designs for the Network’s new fall 15-episode thriller “Hostages”. The designs will be featured at Comic-Con this week and will begin appearing in print, online and outdoor later this summer. The series premieres Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 on the CBS Television Network. Entertainment Weekly has called the posters a “provocative marketing art”, which has Collette and McDermott gagged by American flags (a second version of the poster can be found in the gallery as well).

“Hostages”, from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is a high-octane suspense drama starring Emmy Award winner Toni Collette as a premiere surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by Rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle. Dr. Ellen Sanders and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President when she operates on him. His highly skilled accomplices include his brother-in-law Kramer, whose loyalty to Carlisle will be tested; quick-tempered and intimidating Archer, an ex-military man with a razor-sharp tongue; and the only woman involved, Sandrine, a mysterious last-minute replacement to the team.

With her family’s life in peril, Ellen faces an incomprehensible moral dilemma in order to save her overbearing husband Brian, her secretive daughter Morgan and her not-so-innocent son Jake. In this high-stakes standoff between Ellen and Carlisle, fraught with tremendous national and personal consequences, the choices between right and wrong become even more blurred.

Jul
09
2013

On July 05, Toni has been a guest on PBS’ “Tavis Smiley” to promote the US theatrical release of “The Way, Way Back”. In a very interesting and in-depth discussion, Toni talks about working with Steve Carell, the fortunate pile of work she has been doing recently after taking a break and how motherhood has affected her work and the way she choses her roles. The full interview can be watched in the video archive.
Jul
09
2013

New clips have been added to the video archive: An international trailer for “The Way, Way Back”, a first teaser trailer for “The Boxtrolls”, for which Toni Collette and Ben Kingsley lend their voices, as well as a lenghty conversation panel on “The Way, Way Back” by the Wall Street Journal, featuring Toni, Liam James, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Enjoy the new clips.

Jul
04
2013

Added pictures of Toni attending the Hamptons screening of “The Way, Way Back” on June 27. The comedy, written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, will release US theaters tomorrow.

Jun
28
2013

Lots of new video clips have been added. Toni has attended two talkshows on ABC yesterday – “The View” and “Good Morning America”. Then there are clips covering the New York premiere of “The Way, Way Back” by Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood. Watch these and more at the video archive.