Overview

• Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Ansari said Murray “was devastated” by the on-set claim that halted the film.
• Production on Being Mortal was stopped after a studio investigation found the complaint had merit, and the Searchlight project remains shelved.
• Murray reportedly settled the accusation for just over $100,000 in 2022, according to contemporaneous reports.
• In an April interview, Murray described giving a “kiss through a mask,” said the episode still bothers him, and criticized the process as “lunatic arbitration.”
• Ansari has pivoted to his new feature Good Fortune with Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves, which premieres Sept. 6 at TIFF before an Oct. 17 theatrical release, while he says he still hopes to finish Being Mortal.