We’re heading into a very exciting winter season with the November release of “Juror #2” and the January release of “Mickey 17”, for which the long-awaited theatrical trailer has been released today. Based on the novel “Mickey 7” by Edward Ashton, the movie follows the unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), who has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, the movie stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo. A press tour has been a long time coming for this Warner Bros. film, which was originally set to hit theaters on March 29, 2024 but was later delayed indefinitely. According to Variety, the movie needed more time to finish after the Hollywood strikes and other production shifts. It has finally received a release date, and is currently set to hit theaters on January 31, 2025.

The first images have been revealed from the Netflix series “Wayward”. The miniseries is an upcoming thriller set in a rural town where something sinister is lurking, as the show looks at the “troubled teen industry” and its problems. Wayward features a leading cast including Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren, Patrick J. Adams, Joshua Close, and Patrick Gallagher. Very little information about the specifics of Wayward’s plot was revealed alongside these images. A description from Netflix describes “a thriller set in a scenic town with a sinister side,” though the images seem fairly chipper, hiding the more malevolent happenings to come. Thematically, the show will focus on “the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.” The announcement also shrouded the character names and relationships of the main cast members. Wayward was created by Martin, who also serves as the show’s star, producer, and co-showrunner.

Another of Toni’s appearances on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” has been added by the show’s Youtube channel in wonderful quality. In this episode from March 24, 2000, Toni sings “The Lowdown Down” from “The Wild Party”, which was about to open on Broadway on April 13. She also talks about her Oscar nomination for “The Sixth Sense”. A great blast from the past. Toni also attended the show in June of 2000, so fingers crossed for the video to be added in a couple of months.

As a wonderful trip down memory lane, four “older” Toni Collette projects have been re-capped from the Blu-Rays and added to the photo gallery: Clockwatchers, The Pallbearer, Emma and Dinner with Friends. Each of them is recommended for a re-watch – especially Dinner for Friends, an adaptation of the play for HBO, co-starring Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell, is so well-made and wonderfully acted. Enjoy the additions.

As we’re looking forward to Toni’s very full schedule (four feature films to be released this and next year, plus a new Netflix series), we’ve cleaned out the archives once again, adding a couple of new production and promotional stills from her film and television work throughout the years. A complete list of updates can be found below. Enjoy.

Toni Collette and Andy Garcia look to be having the time of their lives while enjoying a sunshine-filled picnic in the first look at Under the Stars, a new romantic comedy from filmmaker Michelle Danner and writer Victoria Vinuesa. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story centers on a struggling romance novelist who is stuck in a passionless relationship. When he goes to Italy looking for inspiration, he unexpectedly finds the girl of his dreams. The pair star opposite Alex Pettyfer, Eva De Dominici, Rob Estes and Jessica Michel Serfaty in the film which is currently in production in Puglia, Italy. After wrapping in Puglia, the team moves on to London. Arclight Films launched international sales during the Cannes Film Festival with domestic sales being handled by Capstone Global. Pia Patatian is producing. Danner’s previous credits include Hello Herman, The Bandit Hound, Bad Impulse, The Runner and Miranda’s Victim.