With 'Wild,' deja vu for 'Dallas Buyers' director

TORONTO (AP) — You can imagine big-name actors queuing outside Jean-Marc Vallee’s door: “Mr. Vallee, may I please have a McConaissance, too?”

Though a relatively new name to moviegoers, the Quebecois filmmaker has quickly established himself as a sought-after actor’s director. A year after premiering “Dallas Buyer Club” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Vallee is back with another movie likely be a constant on the awards circuit, also led by a veteran actor achieving career renewal.