{
  "id": 96865,
  "title": "Kumail Nanjiani’s Directing Debut ‘Howl’ Lands At Orion Pictures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/kumail-nanjianis-directing-debut-howl-lands-at-orion-pictures",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/kumail-nanjiani-howl-movie-orion-pictures-1237015474/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures has landed rights to Howl, a horror comedy in which Kumail Nanjiani will make his directing debut and also star from a script by Madison Vanderberg. The film is in development and will be produced by Weed Road Pictures and Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s Winter Coat Films. Howl follows […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Kumail Nanjiani to Make Directorial Debut With Orion Horror Comedy ‘Howl’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/kumail-nanjiani-to-make-directorial-debut-with-orion-horror-comedy",
        "published": "2026-08-03T18:09:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}