Work on Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut Being Mortal, featuring Seth Rogen and Bill Murray, has been paused while Searchlight investigates a ‘complaint’.
Aziz Ansari is making his feature directorial debut on Being Mortal, an upcoming comedy drama for Searchlight Pictures. The Master Of None actor is also starring in the film with Bill Murray and Seth Rogen. However, news has emerged that the Disney-owned backer of the film, Searchlight Pictures, has suspended production to investigate a ‘complaint’.
It’s been made clear that the complaint in question isn’t aimed at Ansari. Courtesy of Deadline ,you can read the letter below informing the cast and crew of the shutdown:
The project is based on the non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine And What Happens In The End by Atul Gawande, an American surgeon. Ansari isn’t just starring and directing, he also penned the screenplay and will be producing alongside Youree Henley. Both Ansari and Henley are reportedly working with the studio to figure out the next steps for the production. For a first-time feature director who was already dealing with several key roles, this is certainly a baptism of fire for the comedian.
We’ll let you know more as we hear it.
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