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«The Man from Toronto» is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes.

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The Man from Toronto is a 2022 American action comedy film.
It was directed by Patrick Hughes.
The film stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fodé, Jencarlos Canela, and Ellen Barkin.
The Man from Toronto was released on June 24, 2022.
It was released by Netflix.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
It was announced in January 2020 that Patrick Hughes was set to direct Robbie Fox’s script The Man from Toronto, with Jason Statham and Kevin Hart set to star, Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Bill Bannerman, and Steve Tisch producing through Escape Artists, and Sony Pictures distributing.
In March, Statham abruptly exited the project six weeks prior to filming after clashing with producers over the tone and rating of the film.
Woody Harrelson was cast to replace him.
Kaley CUOCO was added to the cast in April, and Pierson Fodé was added in May.
Jasmine Mathews, Ellen Barkin, Lela Loren, and Tomohisa Yamashita were added in October.
Filming was set to begin in April 2020 in Atlanta, but in March, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filming began on October 12, 2020 in the Toronto area.
Rob Hardy was the cinematographer.
During post-production, the film’s music was composed by Ramin Djawadi.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 23% of 73 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4/10.
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews.”
Woody Harrelson’s father Charles Harrelson was a real-life hit man. He received two life sentences for assassinating federal judge John H. Wood, Jr. in 1979.
When “The Man from Toronto” (Harrelson) fixes his breakfast he cuts open and prepares durian fruit. Durian has been described as the most foul-smelling fruit in the world. Its aroma has been compared to raw sewage, rotting flesh, and smelly gym socks.
Some scenes were filmed in Milton, Ontario on and just behind Main Street.
Ontario GTA filming locations: Toronto’s Gardiner Underpass, CBC Toronto Lobby, Brampton’s Heart Lake Conservation Area, Milton’s Main Street, The Ivy Arms Pub in Milton, Brampton Go Station, Hamilton International Airport, College St. and University Ave. at Toronto’s Queen’s Park, Toronto’s cityscape including CN Tower
Kaley Cuoco and Kevin Hart previously were co-stars in The Wedding Ringer (2015).
While in Puerto Rico the song being played in the background is actually a Cuban song “Naci Orishas” by the musical group Orishas.
The thorny fruit that The Man from Toronto eats is durian, a tropical fruit that is aromatic and a delicacy to the many people that enjoy eating it. It is also largely polarising with some others not being able to stand the smell of it.
The “airport” bathroom in which Toronto attends to Teddy after shooting him in the butt is clearly a Cineplex movie theatre bathroom.
The film was initially scheduled to be theatrically released by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 20, 2020.
On April 24, 2020, the date was moved to September 17, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the film’s production.
In March 2021, it was pulled from the schedule. In April 2021, the film was rescheduled to be released on January 14, 2022. In November 2021, it was again delayed to August 12, 2022.
Netflix signed a deal with Sony Pictures for the right to exclusively stream upcoming films, including this film after their theatrical and home media windows.
In April 2022, Sony sold the film’s distribution rights to Netflix, who is distributing the film worldwide excluding China, where Sony would distribute. Sony would also retain home entertainment and linear television rights to the film through the Columbia Pictures label.