Bill Murray Complaint Leads To 'Being Mortal' Production Suspension: Report

Production on "Being Mortal" has been suspended due to a complaint against one of its stars, Bill Murray, for alleged "inappropriate behavior" on set, reports say.

The complaint was filed last week, and the production was temporarily halted Monday, Variety reported. However, the film has been ceased indefinitely amid an investigation into the "Ghostbusters" star's on-set actions, the report said.

Searchlight Pictures informed the cast and crew Wednesday that filming had been suspended due to an unspecified complaint.

"Late last week, we were made aware of a complaint, and we immediately looked into it. After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decided that production cannot continue at this time," read the letter issued by the studio and obtained by Deadline.

Murray is set to star in "Being Mortal" alongside Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen. Ansari, who created the Netflix series "Master of None," is also writing, directing and producing the project, in addition to acting in the movie.

The exact details of the complaint have not been disclosed, but unnamed insiders told Deadline that Ansari was not involved. An anonymous source also told Page Six that Rogen was not involved in the complaint or investigation.

Ansari and his producing partner, Youree Henley, are now working with Searchlight Pictures to figure out what the next steps are, according to the sources.

"We are truly grateful to all of you for everything you've put into this project. Our hope is to resume production and [we] are working with Aziz and Youree [Henley] to figure out that timing," Searchlight Pictures wrote. "Production will be in touch with you to share details on the wrap, and we will let you know as soon as we have more information to share."

It is unknown if Murray will keep the role or if he will be recast. Principal photography started on March 28, and nearly half of the movie had been shot before production was halted this week, according to Deadline's sources.

Murray, Ansari and Searchlight Pictures have not yet publicly addressed the investigation.

Murray was previously accused of misconduct by Lucy Liu when they worked together on the 2000 movie "Charlie's Angels." Liu said she confronted Murray for allegedly "hurling insults" at her following a rewrite of a scene without his knowledge.

"Some of the language was inexcusable and unacceptable, and I was not going to just sit there and take it. So, yes, I stood up for myself, and I don't regret it," Liu, 53, said last year on the Los Angeles Times' "Asian Enough" podcast. "Because no matter how low on the totem pole you may be or wherever you came from, there's no need to condescend or to put other people down. And I would not stand down, and nor should I have."

"Being Mortal," which marks Ansari's feature directorial debut, is based on the 2014 nonfiction book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by surgeon Atul Gawande.

The film was set to hit theaters sometime in 2023 — although it is unknown whether the date will be pushed back due to the investigation.