Nina sat down for a moment with WWD during SXSW this past weekend to talk about Run This Town, Fam and other thing’s you can check out a brief snippet below but read the entire article at WWD.
Dobrev was attracted to the arc of her character, Ashley, who struggles with sexual harassment in the workplace.
“Unfortunately, it happens a lot to a lot of women in their workplace,” she says. “And especially now, after Time’s Up and after the [#MeToo] movement, there is a zero tolerance for this kind of behavior. And, unfortunately, Ashley is subjected to some pretty disgusting behavior at her workplace.” Continue Reading
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- Nina Dobrev Network > Studio Photoshoots – Professional Photos – 2019 – Session 08
Run This Town Portraits
- Nina Dobrev Network > Studio Photoshoots – Professional Photos – 2019 – Session 07
Source EW
Head on over to Now Toronto for the Full Review of Run This Town but check out a small snippet below of what they said about Nina.
Nina Dobrev is also wonderful as Ashley Pollock, a Ford aide whose wavering support goes down in infamy (the name has been changed but Toronto audiences will know who she is meant to be in the final act). Source Now Toronto
The world premiere of Nina Dobrev’s upcoming new movie, Run This Town, is slated to debut at this year’s South by Southwest media festival according to EW. Also known as SXSW, the annual event takes place each.year in Texas. The official schedule has not been released yet but we’ll make sure to post it as soon as it is. Check out the brief synopsis for the film below.
Run This Town (Canada)
Director/Screenwriter: Ricky Tollmani
A political aide tries to corral his brash, outspoken boss when a young researcher at a newspaper gets word of a scandal that could make or break both of their careers. Cast: Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud, Damian Lewis, Jennifer Ehle, Scott Speedman (World Premiere)
Run This Town, a political indie thriller starring Nina Dobrev as Ashley Pollack has officially wrapped filming. Nina is part of an ensemble cast starring Damian Lewis as former Toronto mayor Rob Ford (Homeland and Billions), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect 1 and 2, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and award-winning musician), Mena Massoud (Aladdin and Jack Ryan), Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty and RoboCop) and Scott Speedman (Underworld and Underworld: Evolution) with Ricky Tollman on writer and directing duties.
Nina posted pictures from the set of Run This Town on Instagram in celebration of the film entering post-production.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiXKZdgB6bI/?hl=en&taken-by=nina
There is no confirmed release date, although as Run This Town is already filmed and has begun the post-production process in May 2018; there is a possibility of a late 2018 or early 2019 release window.
Nina Dobrev has joined the cast of indie film Run This Town. Despite there not being much detail in who is portraying each character or character names; however a photograph of Nina while on-set reveals that her character’s name is Ashley Pollack. Elsewhere, what is known about the film is that Run This Town is a political thriller set within the drama genre that is currently filming until May 2nd 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The synopsis states the story shows, “The inner workings of a city seen through the eyes of the interns and assistants that run it.”
Run This Town’s cast features Damian Lewis (Homeland and Billions), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect 1 and 2, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and award-winning musician), Mena Massoud (Aladdin and Jack Ryan), Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty and RoboCop) and Scott Speedman (Underworld and Underworld: Evolution) with Ricky Tollman on writer and directing duties.
Nina has posted some fun Instagram posts about Run This Town including:
Pulling a funny face with co-star Ben Platt:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhSMReQhhIL/?hl=en&taken-by=nina
Maverick sitting on the writer and director Ricky Tollman’s script:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhOyeQmBh_g/?hl=en&taken-by=nina
Nina’s trailer which again confirms that she is portraying a character named Ashley:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKTDIABW2K/?hl=en&taken-by=nina
No release date has been 100% confirmed, although a late 2018 release window is not impossible as filming is set to be completed on May 2nd 2018.
