‘Wonder’ star Tremblay, kids with facial differences meet for screening of film
TORONTO — Vancouver child actor Jacob Tremblay was in Toronto on Monday for a special screening of his new film “Wonder” about a child with facial differences, sharing it with his muses — a group of young patients who live that reality every day and helped him prepare for his role.
The 11-year-old plays Auggie Pullman, a child with Treacher Collins syndrome, a rare congenital condition in which babies are born with underdeveloped facial bones and often little or no external ears.
Based on R.J. Palacio’s 2012 novel, “Wonder” follows the joys and torments experienced by Auggie as he tries to navigate the fifth grade, his first foray into public schooling after having been taught at home by his parents (played by Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson).
On Monday, Tremblay walked the blue carpet — “Wonder’s official colour” — at Sick Kids Hospital, along with two of his co-stars, 10-year-old Millie Davis of Toronto, who plays his friend Summer, and 12-year-old American actor Kyle Breitkopf, who took on the role of the bully Miles in the film.