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Amazon Studios will partner with Lionsgate to release its $12 million Sundance gem “The Big Sick.” The Kumail Nanjiani film will begin a limited release on June 23, and expand wide on July 14, the distributor announced Tuesday. Director Michael Showalter’s indie is based on the real-life courtship between Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, who co-wrote the film. “Big Sick” follows a Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (played by Nanjiani himself), who connects with grad student Emily (Zoe Kazan) after one of his standup sets. Also Read: 'The Big Sick' Is a Hilarious Remedy for Trump-Distracted Sundance A one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, »
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