MUMBAI: Edward Norton will walk the red carpet when the 46th Chicago International Film Festival opens on 7 October with John Curran's crime drama Stone which has Robert De Niro as a parole officer reviewing the case of Norton's imprisoned murderer.

The opening-night gala, with ticket packages ranging from $35 to $150, is returning to the Harris Theater after last year's move to the AMC River East multiplex, where the rest of the two-week festival will take place.

Festival founder/artistic director Michael Kutza said he was excited to welcome Norton back to the city where he filmed Primal Fear He also expressed his excitement to see De Niro in a significant performance.