Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures has suspended production of the Aziz Ansari-directed movie Being Mortal reportedly over a complaint against star Bill Murray for what is being described as inappropriate behavior.
An investigation is currently underway regarding Murray, with production currently on hold after about a month of shooting, according to a report from Deadline. The complaint was filed last week, with production halting on Monday. Cast and crew were told about production being suspended late Wednesday in a letter from the studio.
It remains unclear who filed the complaint against Murray and what specific accusations the 71-year-old actor faces. Ansari, who co-stars in the movie, isn’t part of the complaint, nor is co-star Seth Rogen, according to Deadline.
The movie is based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Dr. Atul Gawande, who currently serves in the Biden administration at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Gawande’s book explores end-of-life medical care, using the author’s own experiences to argue for quality of life over mere survival.
Searchlight Pictures — formerly Fox Searchlight — was part of the 20th Century Fox family that was acquired by the Walt Disney Co. in 2019.
Aziz Ansari faced his own misconduct accusation in 2018 when a woman he once dated claimed he pressured her into sex after going out on a date. Ansari denied any wrongdoing and said he continues to support the #MeToo movement.
The movie was to be Ansari’s feature directorial debut.
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