Also produced by Barry Mendel, The Big Sick hits wide release this Friday, July 14.
One of the best reviewed films of the year, The Big Sick has been playing in limited engagements since late last month.
This Friday, however, Amazon Studios and Lionsgate‘s acclaimed romantic comedy goes wide, giving everyone a chance to find out why this one has so many people talking.
Based on the real-life events that led to them meeting and falling in love, Nanjiani and Gordon’s script follows Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets.