Rebel Wilson tells PEOPLE that she always knew her directorial debut would have to be a musical. Wilson's movie-musical 'The Deb' premieres at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 14,

Rebel Wilson recently opened up about her decision to direct only musicals while discussing her directorial debut, The Deb.

Pitch Perfect actress Rebel Wilson directed, produced and starred in The Deb, an Australian musical comedy that had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night. And Wilson, who was on hand for a post-screening Q&A at Roy Thomson Hall for TIFF's closing night film,

Rebel Wilson hit the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival with the cast of her directorial debut “The Deb,” which served as the festival's closing night movie. Several cast members of the Australian musical comedy praised Wilson for knowing how to guide up-and-coming actors.

Of all the projects Rebel Wilson could have taken on for her directorial debut, there's much about "The Deb" that makes sense. Based on a largely well-received stage musical, it's got a sturdy if straightforward premise about the fictional town of Dunburn,

Dunburn, the fictional locale in which Rebel Wilson's uneven directorial debut The Deb is set, is a small town recovering from a years-long drought and dereliction of duty by national ministries. The local government desperately needs money to maintain their water supply and have resorted,

Rebel Wilson has taken up the role of director for the first time in the musical drama, The Deb. Ahead of her film premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, Wilson opened up about her experience of taking the space behind camera to the People Magazine.