Kal Penn will star as Anna Nicole Smith’s pain-medication doctor, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, in the upcoming biographical drama feature Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.
The news about the 46-year-old actor was revealed by Variety, and it was also reported that the feature would be based on Kapoor’s book of the same name, which was published in 2017.
The star of the Harold & Kumar franchise will also serve as one of the upcoming project’s executive producers.
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor will take place during the final days of the troubled model, who passed away in 2007 due to the effects of combined drug intoxication at the age of 39.
Smith had become infamous after she married 89-year-old oil baron J. Howard Marshall in 1994 after the pair had met at a strip club.
Kal Penn will star as Anna Nicole Smith ‘s pain-medication doctor, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, in the upcoming biographical drama feature Trust Me, I’m a Doctor; seen in 2022
The businessman went on to pass away after just 14 months of marriage, and the legal battle concerning his fortune stretched all the way to the Supreme Court.
The model had also developed issues with substance abuse at the time, and Kapoor was implicated in her wrongful death trials following her passing.
The doctor was also accused of prescribing Smith with addictive medications in the years prior to her passing.
Kapoor, along with the model’s boyfriend Howard K. Stern and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, who was a member of her medical team, were charged with multiple felonies for allegedly conspiring to provide prescription drugs to an addict.
Although Stern and Eroshevich were convicted on the charges laid against them, Kapoor was ultimately acquitted.
The feature’s producers are currently conducting a search for an actress to portray Smith, and the rest of the cast is also being filled out.
Physical production on Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, which will be helmed by writer-director Thane Economou, is scheduled to begin in Toronto this coming spring.
The upcoming biographical feature currently does not have a prospective premiere date.
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor will take place during the final days of the troubled model, who passed away in 2007 due to the effects of combined drug intoxication at the age of 39; she is seen in 1994
The star of the Harold & Kumar franchise will also serve as one of the upcoming project’s executive producers; seen in 2019
Smith had become infamous after she married 89-year-old oil baron J. Howard Marshall in 1994 after the pair had met at a strip club; she is seen in 1994
The model had also developed issues with substance abuse at the time, and Kapoor was implicated in her wrongful death trials following her passing; she is seen in 2000
Smith’s life will also be chronicled in the upcoming feature Hurricana, and Sylvia Hoeks will star as the model.
Production on the film was announced last December, and it was also revealed that Holly Hunter would be portraying the actress’ therapist.
According to Deadline, the cast of the movie will be rounded out by Mark Duplass and Nicholas Hamilton.
Hurricana, which was directed by Francesca Gregorini, has not been given a premiere date as of yet.
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