At the world premiere of The Double, British director Richard Ayoade’s second film, Toronto International Film Festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey called Ayoade “one of the sharpest wits” in filmmaking, and the audience reacted with unbridled glee… Ayoade and co-screenwriter Avi Korine have adapted Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s unsettling novella of the same name… Ayoade is an exhilarating young filmmaker, and his distinctive outlook and sharp humor shine through in the worlds he creates. The Double was well received at Toronto, where we talked to him about the challenges of adapting classics, his eye for casting, and setting the right tone.
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Richard Ayoade Talks His Unsettling (And Awesome) TIFF Drama ‘The Double’ Starring Jesse Eisenberg
