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K-pop idol Lisa, athlete Rick Hansen to hit the red carpet at TIFF on Day 2

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Blackpink star Lisa is pictured in this still taken from "Always Lalisa." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF (Mandatory Credit)

TORONTO — K-pop superstar Lisa is one of the many celebrities expected on the Toronto International Film Festival’s red carpets today.

The Blackpink singer will be debuting “Always Lalisa,” a documentary about the year she spent away from the pop quartet.

Coincidentally, Rebel Wilson will also be in town promoting “Girl Group,” a film she wrote, directed and starred in alongside Jennifer Coolidge.

Wilson plays a pop singer who winds up making some ill-advised choices when she takes a hiatus from her hit band to attempt a solo career.

Also premiering today is “The Julia Set,” which features Chase Infiniti as a gifted university student who gets romantically entangled with a teaching assistant.

As for Cancon, there’s a biopic about Canadian Paralympian Rick Hansen that was produced by Ryan Reynolds, and “The Stunt Driver,” a thriller a comedy about a Canadian daredevil played by Jay Baruchel.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2026.