Sony will release the Rob Ford political drama outside North America, with Elevation Pictures handling Canada.
, which stars Damian Lewis as Rob Ford, the controversial former mayor of Toronto who died in 2016 at the age of 46.
Elevation Pictures is set to release in Canada Ricky Tollman's debut feature, which also stars Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev and Mena Massoud, while the U.S. distribution rights remain up for grabs. Ford was mayor from 2010 to 2014, but had already established a history of public intoxication and substance abuse. During his years as mayor, video surfaced of him smoking crack cocaine; he was accused of sexual assault and argued publicly with staff while intoxicated., inspired by those true life events, follows a young journalist who catches wind of a scandal involving a flashy, unpredictable politician with no filter.
Twitter is also on board to support online the upcoming North American theatrical release, set for early 2020.is produced by Tollman, Randy Manis and Jonathan Bronfman. J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb, Noah Segal, Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman will executive produce.
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