The season of Skarsgards continues with Dead Man’s Wire , a Gus Van Sant -directed dramedy based on a dark true story from 1977, which showcases a terrific performance by Bill Skarsgard ( It ) as a Luigi Mangione -like figure. The timely film had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Princess of Wales Theatre on Sunday — having world premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a rave from THR — and went over extremely well. It is still seeking U.S. distribution, but will surely soon find it, and when it does, assuming it is released this year, it could thrust Skarsgard into the thick of an Oscar race that already includes his father Stellan (for a supporting performance Neon’s Sentimental Value ) and brother A

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