Anna Kendrick posts video about Toronto elevator rescue
Anna Kendrick had a good excuse to be late for her TIFF appearance on Sunday night.
Shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Oscar-nominated American actress posted a light-hearted video of herself stuck in a packed elevator on Instagram.
“Ah, the classic. I’m behind schedule at this film festival because I had to be rescued from an elevator,” excuse #TIFF22,” she wrote.
Kendrick is the star of the Canadian film "Alice, Darling," which is set to have its gala premiere at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night at Roy Thompson Hall. She is expected to walk the red carpet before the screening.
"Alice, Darling" tells the story of a woman named Alice, played by Kendrick, who is trying to leave an emotionally abusive relationship. It was filmed last June in the Kawartha Lakes region.
“This is why I shouldn’t leave the house without at least like a little airplane-sized bottle because you never know when you’re going to get stuck in an elevator. … Guys, we have to ration the limited food supply that we have,” Kendrick quipped in the nearly two-minute long Instagram video, which already has almost 20,000 likes.
“Just vibing in the elevator. … We love it.”
In the clip, firefighters from Toronto Fire Station 331, which is just east of Trinity Bellwoods Park on Claremont Street, are seen coming to the aid of the trapped people, who were required to climb a ladder to exit the elevator through the ceiling hatch.
“This is why I should take the stairs next time. … It’s all the food I ate last night, I knew it," she joked.
“I can’t believe this is happening. … Are you (explicative) kidding me?” Kendrick, who wore a long, colourful dress, is heard saying before climbing a metal ladder.
To which one firefighter responded: “No. Come on, we got you!”
Award-winning American actress Anna Kendrick poses for a photo with firefighters from Toronto Fire Station 331 after being rescued from an elevator. Kendrick, who stars in Alice, Darling, is set to walk the TIFF red carpet Sunday night for the film's gala premiere.
“It’s a good thing I’m not wearing a short skirt today. The Lord said to me, choose the long skirt, Anna,” the starlet said as she made her way out of the elevator shaft.
“And, I’m in love with every single one of you. Thanks guys!”
No one was injured in the ordeal, which Toronto fire said happened on Saturday, Sept. 10 around 9:45 a.m. at 225 Richmond St. W. According to a spokesperson, seven people were trapped on the fifth floor and rescued by crews from Station 331.
Kendrick ended her video by sharing a few photos she snapped with first responders.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.