The movie is based on the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive case of child abuse and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese.
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci, it is expected to hit cinema screens in November.
The festival begins on September 10 and is widely seen as a showpiece for movies which are expected to be in the running for the major awards.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts' new movie Demolition will open the festival.
Other films which are expected to attract attention are Ridley Scott's space epic The Martian and gay rights drama Stonewall, starring Jeremy Irvine and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.