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Torino Film Festival to Open With ‘Sing 2,’ Will Fete Monica Bellucci
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe international premiere of animated musical comedy “Sing 2” will open the upcoming Torino Film Festival, Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie fare, which will be honoring Monica Bellucci with a lifetime achievement award.Director Garth Jennings will be on hand in Torino for the overseas festival bow of his sequel to 2016’s “Sing,” which follows a koala named Buster Moon, voiced by Matthew McConaughey, as he and his cast of performing animals prepare for their biggest concert yet in Redshore City, and must convince a reclusive rockstar (Bono) to join them.Bellucci, besides coming to be celebrated and to hold a masterclass, will also be attending the fest to launch her latest