Both men have gotten good reviews in mostly supporting performances (apart from Nanjiani’s leading role in the wonderful Big Sick), but it’s unclear if either will ever emerge as a bankable star of moderately budgeted or higher movies.
I hope both get several more chances, but Hollywood is a funny, sometimes unpredictable business and you never really know.
What’s interesting and still unknown is what this may do for the careers of Dave Bautista and Kamail Nanjiani.
The FOX comedy got a nice marketing push from the studio, but less than stellar reviews and lukewarm interest ultimately produced a pretty bad score.