Lily James exuded glamour in a chic black gown at the screening of her new film Swiped during Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old actress has been busy promoting her latest drama, which releases in the US and UK on September 19, in which she plays lead character Whitney Wolfe Herd.
Swiped follows the story of Whitney, founder and former CEO of dating platform Bumble and co-founder of Tinder.
The Disney+ biopic will cover the campaign Whitney helmed at Tinder after discovering misogynist behaviour on the app.
It led her to strike out on her own and found Bumble, where women could make the first move and take more control of the dating conversation.
Lily isn’t the only star in Toronto, with Emily Blunt and slimline Dwayne Johnson making a star-studded appearance to promote their new movie, The Smashing Machine.
Lily James, 36, exuded glamour in a chic black gown at the screening of her new film Swiped during Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday
Lily isn’t the only star in Toronto, with Emily Blunt, 42, and Dwayne Johnson, 53, making a star-studded appearance to promote their new movie, The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine, directed by Benny Safdie, is a biographical sports drama about Mark Kerr, a mixed martial artist and a pioneer of the UFC.
The pair are currently on a press tour for the film, in which Dwayne stars as Mark and Emily plays his wife Dawn.
It follows his struggles with substance abuse and domestic dramas, as well as his sporting journey at a point when the wrestling phenomenon had yet to become a big cultural noise.
It also portrays his tumultuous relationship with his wife Dawn.
Dwayne, 53, showed off his recently slimmed-down form in a khaki green shirt, while Emily, 42, looked chic in a strapless gold top and high-waist jeans.
Dwayne, who earned the title ‘The Rock’ for his famous hulking muscular frame, has shed major pounds for his new role in The Smashing Machine.
Dwayne is said to have used prosthetics and a wig to look more like the 56-year-old former college wrestler-turned-MMA champ – but it’s his striking weight loss which has grabbed the attention of fans, with the actor reportedly shedding a whopping 60lbs for the role.
This has led to wide speculation among fans as to whether he had jumped on the celebrity trend of using fat jabs, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro.
The actress has been busy promoting her latest drama, in which she plays lead character Whitney Wolfe Herd
Lily looked incredible as she stunned on the red carpet at the premiere of her new film
The movie releases in the US and UK on September 19
Lily took time out to pose for selfies with fans and sign autographs
Swiped follows the story of Whitney, founder and former CEO of dating platform Bumble and co-founder of Tinder
Lily posed with her co-stars Ben Schnetzer (L) and Jackson White (R)
Meanwhile, Emily and Dwayne are currently on a press tour for their film The Smashing Machine, in which Dwayne stars as Mark and Emily plays his wife Dawn
Dwayne showed off his recently slimmed-down form in a khaki green shirt, while Emily looked chic in a strapless gold top and high-waist jeans
The Smashing Machine, directed by Benny Safdie, is a biographical sports drama about Mark Kerr, a mixed martial artist and a pioneer of the UFC
Dwayne, who earned the title ‘The Rock’ for his famous hulking muscular frame, has shed major pounds for his new role in The Smashing Machine
Emily and Dwayne shared a sweet embrace at a Q&A for the movie
He took on the role because he was ‘really hungry’ for something new, telling the Hollywood Reporter, ‘there was just a voice inside of me, a little voice, that said, “Well, what if I could do more, I want to do more and what does that look like?”‘
‘I had been very fortunate to have the career that I’ve had over the years and to make the films that I’ve made, but there was just a voice inside of me, a little voice that said, “Well, what if I could do more — I want to do more and what does that look like?”‘
The transformation shocked fans, with social media users musing over his apparent weight loss and reduction in muscle.
Kunal Makwana, a personal trainer and the founder of KMAK Fitness, explained that a combination of tightly controlled calorie-deficit eating and a strict training regime could account for the weight loss.
Speaking to the Daily Mail about Dwayne’s approach to nutrition to achieve the transformation, Kunal said: ‘Losing around 60lbs, especially for someone as muscular as Dwayne Johnson, requires an incredibly disciplined approach. The diet would have been strict and structured, focused on creating a calorie deficit while keeping protein intake high to maintain his muscle mass.
‘That usually means plenty of lean proteins like chicken, fish, and eggs, alongside vegetables and carefully controlled portions of complex carbs such as rice or sweet potato. It’s less about quick fixes and more about precision so every meal will have been weighed, and every calorie accounted for, with absolutely no processed foods, snacks or takeaways allowed.’
The Smashing Machine, which releases October 3, is based on John Hyams’ 2002 HBO documentary of the same name, which also captured Kerr’s substance abuse, 1999 hospitalization, and rehab stint on top of his overall career.
In her role as Mark’s then-wife Dawn she is seen to struggle with his fighting when he sustains painful injuries – leading her to taking pain killers to cope.
