Rebel Wilson turned heads at the Toronto International Film Festival red carpet premiere of her directorial debut, The Deb, on Saturday night.
The 44-year-old Australian actress, who is currently in a legal battle with the film’s producers, wore a strapless purple gown with a striking V-shaped embellishment attached to the bodice.
The form-fitting dress hugged her slender figure as she walked confidently and posed for the cameras.
Her icy blonde locks were parted to one side, with her bangs swept to one side and her hair pulled back into a voluminous bun at the back of her head.
Despite being sued for defamation by Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden, Wilson said People‘The film will shine.’
Rebel Wilson turned heads at the Toronto International Film Festival red carpet premiere of her directorial debut, The Deb, on Saturday night.
The 44-year-old Australian actress wore a strapless purple gown with a striking V-shaped embellishment attached to the bodice.
While speaking to People ahead of Saturday’s premiere, Rebel admitted that the legal situation is “not ideal.”
She noted: “There was obviously a fight to get the film screened,” after accusing three of the producers of trying to prevent the film from being shown at TIFF.
“At the end of the day, I’m so proud that (TIFF CEO) Cameron Bailey chose this film for the festival. And the honor of being chosen for TIFF, and again, as a first-time director, is huge,” she added.
She said of the musical film: “The movie speaks for itself. It’s so good, so original and so unique that it’s just going to shine.”
Wilson appears in the film, which is set in his native Australia and stars Natalie Abbott.
It follows Abbott, who plays a high school outcast, as she sets out to redefine herself at her town’s debutante ball, The Deb.
Wilson revealed that he wanted to focus solely on directing the film, but ended up acting in it to help secure financing.
She appears as Janette, a salon worker and mother of the town’s teenage bully, Annabelle, played by Stevie Jean.
The form-fitting dress clung to her slender figure as she confidently walked and posed for the cameras; pictured with eight-year-old Australian actress Scarlett Crabtree, who stars in The Deb
Her icy blonde locks were parted to one side, with side-swept bangs and pulled back into a voluminous bun at the back of her head.
According to People, Natalie praised Wilson’s direction, describing her as having “a clear vision” while also “allowing the actors to experiment.”
She commented: ‘Technically everything was thought out, but then when the scene is happening and you’re acting, I think there was a lot of freedom to play, which is really cool.’
Jean said: ‘There was a lot of improvisation, which was great, especially for the scenes between Rebel and I.
“There was a lot of back and forth. It was a lot of fun.”
Wilson appears in the film, which is set in his native Australia and stars Natalie Abbott (right) and Stevie Jean (left).
The trio gathered for a group photo before entering Roy Thomson Hall.
Ahead of the premiere, Rebel told People: “The movie speaks for itself. It’s very good, very original and unique, and it’s going to shine.”
Wilson’s defamation lawsuit comes after she accused the trio of “bad behavior” in an Instagram video on July 10.
In August, the producers filed a lawsuit, prompting Wilson to respond with a harsh statement directed at Len Blavatnik, the billionaire whose company AI Film financed the coming-of-age musical.
‘Len Blavatnik, please stop funding and protecting Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden,’ Wilson wrote in an Instagram post.
“All I did was tell the truth about these complete morons. Now they are filing a false defamation lawsuit and false articles to cause even more damage,” he continued.
The producers called Wilson a “malicious bully” in their defamation suit.