‘The Independent’: Kumail Nanjiani Adds A Political Thriller To His Resumé
By Ben Pearson/Feb. 25, 2020 12:30 pm EST
THR says that a company called The Exchange is financing the movie and is introducing it to potential buyers at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin. Evan Parter is producing The Independent alongside the Emmy-winning duo of Sam Bisbee and Theodora Dunlap, whose credits include Hearts Beat Loud and Infinitely Polar Bear, and Ryan Cunningham from production company Anonymous Content.
Nanjiani is a co-creator and executive producer of Little America, the well-reviewed AppleTV+ series which tells standalone stories of the immigrant experience in the United States. He and his wife, Emily Gordon, were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing The Big Sick, the 2017 romcom based on their unconventional real-life romance. He’s recently lent his distinctive comedic voice to two underwhelming big-budget films (Men in Black: International and Dolittle), and in front of the camera, he starred in the buddy comedy Stuber last year opposite Dave Bautista and returns to romcoms in the upcoming film The Lovebirds opposite Issa Rae. But he’s also joined the ensemble cast of superheroes in Marvel Studios’ upcoming movie Eternals, and signing on to star in The Independent indicates that he’s refusing to be pigeonholed as a performer. We’re big fans of his at /Film, and I’m particularly excited to see how this one turns out.
