In Popular Culture
Even as early as 1969, the building (or one just like it) appeared as an futuristic alien building in a Star Trek comic ; it was later seen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Contagion" as one of the possible destinations of an alien portal.
In the 1980 film The Kidnapping of the President starring William Shatner and Hal Holbrook the city hall and Nathan Phillips Square provided the location for a protracted hostage scene.
In the 2002 film The Tuxedo, the city hall was playing the role of "CSA Headquarters". In the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the building portrayed the City Hall in Raccoon City. It was destroyed by a neutron bomb blowing up over the building. In the 2006 film The Sentinel, an assassination attempt takes place at a Group of Eight summit meeting in Toronto's city hall.
In the 2007 novel Consolation by Michael Redhill, Toronto's city hall is described as an ice cream cone with a tumour in between.
The Devon Corporation headquarters in the popular Pokémon anime franchise bears a striking resemblance to Toronto's city hall.
The 2011 film Red featured Toronto City Hall and various other city locations.
The TV series Flashpoint also features Toronto City Hall in various episodes.
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