Dunst stars in Walter Salles's adaptation of ​On the Road​, a film generations in the making. It is her first performance since winning Best Actress at Cannes 2011. She's gone from teen queen to dramatic force of nature. And she's a beauty not to be missed.

Cruz might be the hottest woman on the planet. Her sexual presence is fuelled by her cosmopolitan ease and intense fragility. In Sergio Castellitto's Twice Born, Cruz plays an Italian woman haunted by the memory of an American lover she met during the Yugoslav Civil War. How many actresses could pull off that role?

Somehow, despite looking like an underwear model, and being a contemporary Renaissance man, Franco still feels like one of the guys. This year, he stars in Spring Breakers, the new film from professional weirdo Harmony Korine. Franco plays a Florida dirtbag who takes four co-eds (Selena Gomez included) on a violent, drug-filled Spring Break adventure. We want in!

In her short career, TIFF has been good to Gadon (and vice versa). Last year, the TORO favourite and Toronto girl starred in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method. This year Gadon stars in the Junior Cronenberg's Antiviral. Next year, she plans to take over the world, so catch this hometown girl while you can.

TORO got to know comedian and good-looking guy Cooper though his Hangover movies and have been fans since. He'll be showing more range this year in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook in which he plays a former mental patient returning to his family.

Since she exploded on the scene at 21 in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang has been an international sex symbol, and the fantasy of many curious white boys. For TIFF 12, she stars in Hur Jin-ho's Dangerous Liaisons, an adaptation of the sex-charged French novel. Expect more sex.

TORO woman Hampshire just keeps getting better. A staple of Canadian cinema and TIFF, the Montrealer comes to Hogtown as a stripper in Sean Garrity's comedy My Awkward Sexual Adventure. You had us at the title.

Who knew that mousy-looking kid from Third Rock from the Sun would grow up to be a studly Robin? Gordon-Levitt and his director Rian Johnson have the honour of opening TIFF 12 with their science fiction romp, Looper. Take note boys, and one day you too can shoot bad guys in the face while wearing designer suits.

Every man should love foreign films. Cotillard is reason enough. In Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone, the French actress plays a killer whale trainer who, after an injury, falls in love with a homeless boxer. Practice your grasp of the sexiest language in the world by watching one of the sexiest women on the planet.

Johnny Depp is cool because he doesn't give crap. He doesn't watch his own movies, he dresses like a detective on acid, and he picks the weirdest roles. This year Depp is supporting the documentary West of Memphis from director Amy Berg. After the screening he'll lead a discussion. Go ahead, be weird together. 

We were thoroughly impressed with Torontonian Polley's Take This Waltz, a TIFF 11 favourite. This year, she puts on her documentarian hat with Stories We Tell, a film that explores the ideas of memory and family mythology. We’re intrigued to see how Polley's confident voice translates to a medium where the director is more muted.

Can any other actress pull off utter insanity and devastation while looking so damn good? Watts brings to Toronto The Impossible, a drama about the Indian Ocean tsunami directed by J.A. Bayona. The Australian bombshell's career has danced through indie cinema and Hollywood effortlessly, with no sign of letting up.

No TIFF list would be complete without Canadian superhero, and TORO cover boy Ryan Gosling. Even if he wasn't coming to Toronto, we'd still put him on this list for being awesome. His film this year is Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines. In it, Gosling plays a bank robbing, motorcycle stunt driver (obviously). Making out, kicking ass, and steely stares will likely feature heavily in the movie.