The 2025 BFI London Film Festival has closed in style thanks to Julia Jackmans superstar 100 Nights of Hero cast.

The Canadian filmmaker was joined by Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Amir El-Masry, Richard E. Grant and Felicity Jones at the citys Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night to wrap up an almighty run of premieres for the LFF. Key cast members Nicholas Galitzine and Charli xcx were not in attendance.

Jackmans sophomore feature, based on the graphic novel of the same name byIsabel Greenberg, is a visually stunning fantasy set in a fairytale kingdom. Cherry (Monroe) is happily married to Jerome (El-Masry) and living a seemingly idyllic life. But the couple have yet to conceive an heir, so when Jerome absconds and his dashing friend Manfred (Galitzine) arrives with dastardly intentions, Hero (Corrin), Cherrys wily and loyal maid, is forced to concoct a plan to distract Manfred by telling captivating stories about rebellious women. Ive been dreaming of making this film for a long time, Jackman said on stage. And I actually, to be honest, didnt know whether Id get the chance. So to be here with you guys is incredible. Thank you so much for coming.

Corrin, star of The Crown, Nosferatu and Deadpool Wolverine, added about crafting the character of Hero with Jackman: So much of it was in Julias incredible adaptation. Heros all-knowing wisdom she [has] confidence and knows who she is and theres a real relief to playing someone like that. We chatted a lot about that, and [about] getting the comedy right.

Monroe best known for last years horror hit Longlegs said Jackmans script was so incredible unique and so beautiful. She said: Even just reading the script, I could imagine this fantastical world. I fell in love with Cherry. [There] was just this feeling of, like, needing to do this role.

The Hollywood Reporters review out of Venice Critics Week where 100 Nights of Hero earned its world premiere in August described the feature as eccentric, fey and surprisingly dark. Leslie Felperin wrote that viewers may start to expect anything could happen like pop superstarCharli xcxshowing up in a supporting role as an unlucky bride with barely any lines but a sumptuous assortment of jewel-toned gowns.

It marks the end to another BFI London Film Festival after 11 days of star-studded screenings that had A-listers, including the likes of George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Daniel Craig, Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jacob Elordi, Josh OConnor, Oscar Isaac, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley and Daniel Day-Lewis, flocking to Londons Southbank.

The fest kicked off Oct. 8 with the European premiere of Rian Johnsons Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and hosted the casts of Jay Kelly, Hamnet, Frankenstein, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, After The Hunt, Die My Love, Bugonia, Ballad of a Small Player, Sentimental Value and Is This Thing On?, among others.

The fest has also hosted some of the industrys most celebrated directors and actors for Screen Talks sessions at BFI Southbank, including Yorgos Lanthimos, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Linklater, Jon M. Chu, Chlo Zhao and Lynne Ramsay.

Its not enough for a film to just have an incredible cast the film has to really stand on its own two feet, London Film Fest director Kristy Matheson told THR at the opening-night gala. Were really trying to find a program thats got a lot of different textures in it, that really feels like it reflects the city that we are in. We want a really great geographical spread.

We want different types of stories, because here in London, she continued, the cinema audiences are amazing. Theyre seeing great films every day of the week here. They really do know their cinema, so we have a standard that we need to meet.

A total of 247 titles comprised of features, shorts, series and immersive works from 79 countries premiered at this years festival, with official wins for MartelsLandmarks(Nuestra Tierra), David BingongsThe Travelers(Les Voyageurs), as well as One Woman One Bra by Vincho Nchogu and Coyotes, directed by Said Zagha.