Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off

![](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif) ![Ben Stiller at the TIFF 2024 opening night screening of 'Nutcrackers'](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Stiller.jpg?w=2000&h=1126&crop=1) The Toronto Film Festival on Thursday returned post-strikes with Hollywood star wattage as Ben Stiller and director David Gordon Green gave a glittering lift-off for their opening night film Nutcrackers. Gordon Green introduced Stiller to the crowd at Roy Thomson Hall in the Canadian city that seemed ready for film fest fun. The Night at the Museum star then recalled making movies in Canada. “I’ve made a bunch …