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Kumail Nanjiani Makes Directorial Debut with Horror Film Howl

12/17/2025

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Kumail Nanjiani, an actor and writer, will direct the horror film Howl, marking his directorial debut.
He initially planned to act in Howl but decided to direct after reading the script.
Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, co-writer of The Big Sick, are both genre enthusiasts.
Production for Howl is expected to begin next year under their production company, Winter Coat Films.
Details about the film's plot remain undisclosed.

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Story summary

Kumail Nanjiani, an actor and writer, will direct the horror film Howl, marking his directorial debut.
He initially planned to act in Howl but decided to direct after reading the script.
Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, co-writer of The Big Sick, are both genre enthusiasts.
Production for Howl is expected to begin next year under their production company, Winter Coat Films.
Details about the film's plot remain undisclosed.