GUILLERMO DEL TORO TO APPEAR AT TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX IN MAY

Guillermo del Toro on the set of Pan's Labrynth

Do not say he doesn't love Toronto.  Acclaimed Director Guillermo del Toro will be doing not one - but four - appearances in May at TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of their Hitchcock Master Classes with Guillermo del Toro Series. Screenings of Frenzy, Shadow of a Doubt, North by Northwast and Notorious will be taking place from May 7, 8, 15 and 16, 2012 respectively.

Each Screening will be preceded by an hour-long Introduction, followed by an hour-long Lecture from del Toro himself.  Click here for details.

Although the Director's Pacific Rim, which has been filming here since last Fall will have wrapped by then he likely will be around for a bit thereafter doing Post-Production on it, in a race to get it in theatres for July 13, 2013!  Click here to meet some of Stars who have been Toronto over the past while.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

MAX MARTINI SPOTTED IN TORONTO

Max Martini & Mr. Will-W.

The Celebrities were out in full force today in Yorkville and after looking for some Marshmallows at Pusateri's, I bumped into Max Martini picking-up a little Dinner along with his Pacific Rim Co-star Robert Kazinsky.  The two apparently both flew in from Los Angeles after celebrating the New Year there, to return back to work here on the big-budget Guillermo del Toro Robot-Action Film.  Just earlier today I also ran into another of his Co-stars, Burn Gorman.

Although in a rush to enjoy to enjoy his Dinner, Martini was amazing to stop and pose for a quick Snap!  Many of you might remember Martini from his work in five-time Academy Award-winning Saving Private Ryan, alongside Tom Hanks and Matt Damon.  More recently he seems to be popping-up on every hotly-buzzed TV Series including Revenge, Hawaii Five-O, 24, Flashpoint, Castle and so many more!

Pacific Rim continues to film in Toronto and is scheduled to wrap in April.

ROBERT KAZINSKY IN TORONTO FOR "PACIFIC RIM"

Robert Kazinsky & Mr. Will-W.

Although he's known mostly for his work on BBC's Soap Opera Series EastEnders and ABC's Brothers & Sisters, Robert Kazinsky is well on his way to becoming a familiar face in North America. 

The Thespian has been in-town filming Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim alongside Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Charlie Hunnam.  After running into the handsome Brit this evening in Yorkville, he tells me that he is one of the few Cast members who will be here in the City til April 2012, assuring me that for sure there are many chances to spot his Co-stars.  "It's looking quite amazing", he assures me.  "You can't f*ck with del Toro!".  Kazinsky will be playing the role of Yancy Antrobus  in the Robots vs. Aliens Spectacle.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)