Coming Toronto festival draws stars

The 40th Toronto International Film Festival will play host to a star-studded roster of top filmmakers and movie stars next month, including Ridley Scott, Matt Damon, Sandra Bullock and Johnny Depp.

The festival, a frequent launch pad for Oscar contenders, will showcase 289 feature films and more than 100 shorts from 71 countries from Sept 10-20, including 132 world premieres.

Director Scott and cast members of the highly anticipated space film, The Martian, are expected to be in Toronto for the film's world premiere. Damon plays an astronaut fighting for survival on Mars after being presumed dead and left behind following a brutal storm.