Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning marked an evolution in the saga of Anne's life. The next three blogs will provide insights into how Kevin Sullivan developed the story and how everything ties together.

Not just one, but two Road to Avonlea alumni, will be heading the film lineup at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.  Sarah Polley, who played Sara Stanley, and Ryan Gosling, who guest starred in the series’ seventh season, are among the top with movies at the festival.

Anne fans can own a piece of authentic Anne memorabilia actually used in the productions of both Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning!  The spindle wood chair, shown in the image above, was featured in both movies and is now being sold on eBay.

Fans interested in learning more the latest Anne film, A New Beginning, which stars Barbara Hershey and Shirley MacLaine, should take a look at the following excerpt from a fan interview with director Kevin Sullivan.  Here is what Kevin has to say about how fans should view the fourth Anne movie:

One of this year’s leading Oscar contenders, Black Swan, is a psychological thriller set in the high pressure world of a ballet company.  A lot of the buzz surrounding the movie, ever since it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, is that Barbara Hershey – who starred as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning – may be one of the Academy’s recipients, along with some of her fellow cast members.