Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson Mark Bucking Fastard’s TIFF Premiere at Toronto’s Vinny
Glenfiddich hosted the actors for an afternoon celebration following the film’s Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson continued their Bucking Fastard premiere celebrations at Vinny, joining an afternoon event hosted by Glenfiddich following the film’s Canadian debut at TIFF.
Photographer Mustafa Sheikh documented the gathering, with candid photographs featuring both actors supplied for coverage. The afternoon added a restaurant stop to the film’s Toronto visit, moving the setting from the screening room to King West. Vinny, the restaurant and vinyl bar at 480 King Street West, served as the venue.
Bucking Fastard Centres on Two Sisters Who Speak as One
Written and directed by Werner Herzog, Bucking Fastard stars real-life sisters Kate and Rooney Mara as Jean and Joan Holbrooke. The characters speak in unison, share dreams and fall in love with the same man. Their connection shapes the story, with Bloom and Gleeson joining the Mara sisters in the main cast.
The film’s official synopsis frames the Holbrookes through the reactions they provoke in others. Courts and the press become part of their lives, alongside people trying to help them and others looking to take advantage. Rather than presenting the sisters’ bond as a background detail, the premise makes it the starting point for their encounters with the outside world.
La Biennale di Venezia lists the film in its Venezia 83 Competition programme as a 109-minute, English-language production from Ireland and the United States. Those production details offer some context for the title behind the Toronto gathering: a Herzog-written story led by the Mara sisters, with Bloom and Gleeson among the people populating their characters’ world.
The Casting Started With Letters and a Video Call
The cast’s route to working with Herzog became a story of its own during TIFF.
In a separate interview with TheWrap at the festival, Kate Mara explained that the director approached her and Rooney through a joint letter. The sisters then read the screenplay separately and each met with Herzog before agreeing to the project. The film marks their first time appearing together on the big screen.
Gleeson’s involvement came with an endorsement from his future co-stars. Kate Mara told TheWrap that she and Rooney had encouraged Herzog to cast him, pitching the actor directly to the director.
Bloom’s introduction happened over Zoom, where Herzog discussed the role with him. The different approaches brought the four actors together for what TheWrap identifies as Herzog’s first narrative feature since Family Romance, LLC in 2019. For readers coming to Bucking Fastard through the Vinny photographs, the interview provides another part of the story behind the cast’s Toronto appearance.
Vinny Put a King West Address to the Gathering
Vinny’s regular format combines restaurant service with a vinyl-focused music programme. Its website lists dinner seven days a week, with late-night bar service and DJ programming from Thursday through Saturday.
For readers planning a visit outside the festival gathering, the restaurant’s posted dinner service begins at 5 p.m. daily. Reservations are encouraged, although walk-ins are accepted. The afternoon timing of Glenfiddich’s event should not be treated as the restaurant’s regular public opening time.
That makes Vinny a separate plan from catching the film itself: a King West dinner reservation rather than an extension of a screening ticket. Check its current booking availability before heading over, particularly when coordinating dinner with another event.
For Bloom and Gleeson, the afternoon gathering marked Bucking Fastard’s Canadian premiere beyond the cinema, with Glenfiddich hosting and Sheikh’s candid photographs documenting the Toronto stop.
References:
- Bucking Fastard — Official Film Listing
- Werner Herzog Recruited His ‘Bucking Fastard’ Cast With Letters and Zoom Calls
- Vinny — Restaurant & Vinyl Bar
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