It seems that “The Vampire Diaries” is the show that is bringing her luck as an actress as reports have it that Nina Dobrev already started filming for the reboot of “Flatliners” in Toronto, Canada, last week.
The 27-year-old actress is reportedly set to take on the lone female role played by Julia Roberts, during the original “Flatliners” movie released in August 1990.
Dobrev shall reportedly play the character named Marlo in “Flatliners,” a horror sci-fi drama film about medical students experimenting on near death experiences.
The original “Flatliners” film starred Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Benjamin Mouton, Joshua Rudoy, Julia Roberts, Kimberly Scott, and Hope Davis, among others. The movie was written by Peter Filardi and directed by acclaimed director Joel Schumacher.
Around or after the time of filming, Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts even became a romantic couple.
Incidentally, Kiefer Sutherland has been confirmed to join the cast of the “Flatliners” remake to be directed by Niels Arden Oplev. Sutherland shall take on the role of a veteran doctor in the reboot whose screenplay is to be written by Ben Ripley based on the script by Stephen Susco.
The “Flatliners” remake shall also star James Norton, Diego Luna, Kiersey Clemons, and Ellen Page.