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Kumail Nanjiani has gone fromSilicon Valleynerd to Academy Awardnominated writer and soon, hell be adopting the title ofsuperhero.
But first, hes taking afterone of his personal heroes, Hugh Grant, and starring in a rom-com.
(InsecuresIssa Raeplays the other half.)
But they never stop caring for each other … or making fun of each other.
Its an amusing, early summer flick that couldnt have come at a worse time for enjoying oneself.
The film wasdelayed over a monthafter theater closures forced Paramount Pictures to pull its April 3 release.
Whats it like being the dashing male lead of a studio rom-com?[Laughs.]
So I was just I was excited that they thought that I could play this part.
Obviously, its taken many years to get to this point.
Its so fun that this movie reunites you with Michael Showalter, who also directedThe Big Sick.
Who texted whom?I texted him.
Thats why I thought Mike would be the right guy for this.
Maybe its the end of the end of the relationship.
Weve met, but I didnt really know her before we got to work together.
Issas so smart, shes so funny, and shes so good with portraying relationships.
OnInsecure, you might see that not just with romantic ones, but platonic ones as well.
We really talked about our own relationships.
We really wanted to feel the history between these two people.
Even if they werent exactly getting along.
They always knew where the other person was.
They always knew what the other person was talking about.
Theres a sweet moment where Leilani persuades Jibran to sing along to Firework by Katy Perry.
Did you already know the lyrics?
Settle Jibran and Leilanis debate: Is a preplanned orgy still spontaneous sex?No, if its preplanned.
I mean, you have to like schedule it in and stuff.
So, no, I dont think theres any such thing as an orgy thats unplanned.
The film was initially meant to premiere at SXSW and have a theatrical release.
Theres no way we were gonna get another release date over the next year.
Who knows when theaters are going to open, anyway?
In the meantime, youre hosting a quarantine podcast,Staying In, with your wife and co-writer.
So, we felt like we had some advice to give there.
Emilys a trained therapist.
Weve been through a lot of unpredictable stuff together.
So, I thinkThe Amazing Raceis something that we could be good at going through together.
That said, I have zero desire to do it.
I was so obsessive about it.
It makes me feel normal and I do it every day and its really something I look forward to.
