‘The Big Sick’ bliver af mange kaldt en af nyere tids bedste romantiske komedier, ja sågar en af årets bedste film, og den har været spået fine Oscar-chancer over de seneste par uger.
Men i går blev Kumail Nanjianis film, moduleret over hans eget kærlighedsliv, fuldkommen forbigået ved årets Golden Globe-nomineringer, og det er højst overraskende, når man tænker på, at Oscar’ens lillebror har flere kategorier for komediefilm.
Twitter har da heller ikke været stille siden. Hvad der startede som en anbefaling af ‘The Big Sick’ sendt af selveste Steve(n) Spielberg fra Nanjianis telefon udviklede sig snart til en kakofoni af mere eller mindre kendte filmskabere, der havde fået overtaget deres telefoner:
Hey gang. This is Steven Spielberg tweeting from Kumail’s phone. My fave movie this yr was The Big Sick. It’s avail on Amazon Prime & iTunes & all that. Great movie to watch w the fam. I watched it w my family (the Spielbergs) & we all loved it. Handing phone back to Kumail now.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017
Da Deadline så kommenterede på det mystiske Tweet, var Nanjiani, altså Steve(n) Spielberg hurtigt klart med en opfølger.
Hey @DEADLINE, Steven Spielberg tweeted that! I’ll give the phone back to him.
This is Steven (Spielberg.) I tweeted that. I directed Jaws, ET, BFG. See? I can name 3 of my films. It has to be me. Lincoln. That’s 4. That’s enough proof for you to retract.https://t.co/Ck2BQMgu9j— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017
This tweet feels fishy. https://t.co/W09DdO82yE
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) December 11, 2017
Omg. You should be ashamed. Here I’ll give the phone back to Steven Spielberg.
Mike, Steve(n Spielberg) here. Big fan of your work. Not a fan of you calling me a liar. I Always tell the truth. I challenge you to a Duel. Or we can argue & have a real War of the Wor(l)ds! Lincoln. https://t.co/mvtoMgKimd
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017
Ok this is Kumail tweeting from Rian’s phone- Steven Spielberg stole my phone, he fake-handed it back to me then ran off. If anyone has eyes on Steven Spielberg please tell him I’m not mad I just want my phone back it has wedding pictures on it. Also go see the last jedi on 12/15
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) December 11, 2017
Rian! I forgot to return your phone to you! Shoot! Only option we have now is for me to come over to your house and return it and watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi with you early before it comes out 12/15 in theaters everywhere. (I logged into my twitter on your phone to do this.)
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017
Thank you Rian. You are a great person and a wonderful director. I can't wait to see your movie, but more importantly, I hope to see you in person soon.
Yours sincerely,
not Steven Spielberg— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) December 11, 2017
I’m praying Spielberg sends a cease and desist letter. It’s the only thing that would give this saga a proper thrilling ending.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) December 11, 2017
Kumail, it was great running into you and Steven Spielberg, who was definitely with you. Here’s that photo I took of him using your phone to tweet. Sorry my friend Rihanna was blocking you in the pic. pic.twitter.com/Tyt6oMSQP2
— Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) December 11, 2017
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