Trust Me, I'm A Doctor Star Kal Penn On Working With Linda Hamilton In Anna Nicole Smith Biopic
The adaptation follows Sandeep Kapoor’s memoir and revisits his arrest, trial and relationship with Anna Nicole Smith, with Kal Penn in the lead role.
- The darkly comedic drama 'Trust Me, I'm a Doctor' opens in theaters today, October 16, 2026, exploring the professional relationship between physician Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and reality star Anna Nicole Smith.
- Based on Kapoor's 2017 memoir, the biopic depicts his implication in the investigation surrounding Smith's 2007 death from prescription drug overdose, though he was ultimately acquitted of all charges.
- Kal Penn stars as Kapoor, describing the role as a 'welcome challenge' that explores trust issues with healthcare providers rather than serving as a political statement about LGBTQ+ identity.
- Abbie Cornish portrays Smith while Linda Hamilton plays Ellyn Garofalo, the defense attorney guiding Kapoor through trial, with David Julian Hirsh as Howard K. Stern, Smith's business partner.
- Economou's adaptation explores Kapoor's central contradiction: claiming to be a 'private person' while making decisions that invite public attention, though critics note the film's erratic time-skipping structure hampers emotional impact.
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‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ Review: Kal Penn and Abbie Cornish Star in a Minor Sidebar to the Anna Nicole Smith Story
Starring Kal Penn and Abbie Cornish, Thane Economou's 'Trust Me, I'm a Doctor' can't make the story of Anna Nicole Smith's physician movie-worthy.
Kal Penn dishes on his 'intoxicating' gay role as Anna Nicole Smith's doctor
Kal Penn is tackling his biggest queer role yet.In the new biographical comedy-drama film Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, the talented actor portrays Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, a closeted gay doctor whose private life is thrust into the public eye when he is implicated in the 2007 overdose death of his former patient, reality television star Anna Nicole Smith.The movie is explicitly adapted from the Dr. Kapoor's 2017 memoir and focuses heavily on his personal …
Abbie Cornish & Kal Penn Talk New Movie Exposing Anna Nicole Smith’s Final Days
“Extra” chatted with Abbie Cornish and Kal Penn about “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” their new film that explores Anna Nicole Smith’s disturbing final days in 2007 before she died of an accidental drug overdose. Abbie plays Anna Nicole, whose life was littered with scandals, weird romances, out-of-control behavior, and drug addiction. Despite everything, Abbie commented, “I knew that her heart and her soul and who she was was going to be was good.” …
Kal Penn On Playing Anna Nicole's Doctor, Working With Gregg Araki & 'Harold & Kumar 4'
Following years of juggling acting and political work, supporting the likes of President Obama and NYC Mayor Mamdani, Kal Penn is back in leading man mode. A day after wrapping his role in Gregg Araki’s The Decline of Fucking Western Civilization, Deadline caught up with the actor about his busy onscreen year that culminates with his portrayal of the late Anna Nicole Smith’s physician, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, in writer/director Thane Economou’s Tr…
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