by Redazione Spettacoli
The actor was filming Being Mortal, but production was halted following the allegations
Production company Sarchlight suspended filming of a film starring Bill Murray after the actor was accused of “inappropriate behavior”. Produced by the studios behind Disney, Being Mortal was to be the directorial debut of Aziz Anzari, the Indian-born comedian who wrote and starred in the Netflix series Master of None. Neither Ansari nor Seth Rogen, another cast member in the film, are involved in the allegations. However, an investigation is known to have been opened and it’s not yet clear if Murray will be ousted from the cast, as recently happened to 84-year-old Frank Langella, who stars in The Fall of the House of Usher ‘ was fired. following allegations of on-set sexual harassment.
Murray, who is 71 years old, is one of the most popular stars of American cinema, but the actor of “Groundhog Day” and “Ghostbuster” has in the past been the protagonist of episodes that earned him a difficult presence on the sets of films and programs TV. In a public letter, production company Searchlight said: “We were made aware of a complaint late last week and have promptly investigated it. After examining the circumstances, it was decided that production could not proceed at this time. We are really grateful to you all for everything you put into this project. Our hope is to resume production and we are working with Aziz and Youree to understand the time needed. Production will be in touch with you to provide details of the outage and we will let you know as soon as we have more information to share ».
April 22, 2022 (Modification April 22, 2022 | 07:47)
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