The 'Pitch Perfect' actor debuted the based-on-real-life thriller set around the hit '70s matchmaking show 'The Dating Game’ at TIFF on Friday.
The film was shot in Vancouver and has Kendrick playing Bradshaw as a struggling actor who decided to appear on the TV show, only to have a run-in with Alcala.came into Toronto without a U.S. distribution deal and had a first public screening on Friday at the Princess of Wales Theatre, a popular venue for acquisition titles.
Kendrick’s directorial debut, written by Ian MacAllister McDonald, did not sign a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, which has allowed a possible sale to a streaming giant early in the Toronto film sales market. A deal by Netflix for, when it becomes official, would mark the first major movie deal during this year’s TIFF.