Eagerly awaited new film, Onwards and Sideways, will receive its World Premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, before arriving in UK cinemas from 6th November, and on BBC iPlayer and BBC One later in the year. The new trailer and poster from Icon Film Distribution have just been unveiled, ahead of the TIFF premiere. It stars BAFTA award winner Rhys Ifans (Inheritance, House of the Dragon), three-time Oscar nominee, Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Laura Linney (Ozark, Love Actually), Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Sherwood) and Rory Kinnear (The Diplomat, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power). The film is written by Paul Mayhew-Archer (The Vicar of Dibley, Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, co-host of award-winning Parkinson’s podcast Movers and Shakers) and directed by Oscar-nominee John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Operation Mincemeat, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).