Being Charlie executive producer Douglas Shaffer opened up about Nick Reiner’s behavior on set of the 2015 film, claiming he seemed like a “gentle guy.” In a new interview with People published on Thursday Shaffer recalled his experience with Reiner,

Douglas Shaffer, a film producer who worked with Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner on their 2015 movie Being Charlie, remembers Nick as "a gentle guy." Nick, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the Sunday,

Nick Robinson played a version of Nick Reiner in Rob Reiner's 'Being Charlie.' The film is after Nick was arrested for Rob's murder.

Those who crossed paths with Nick Reiner said they never imagined he would one day be linked to the brutal deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Several people who worked closely with Nick over the years are now speaking out,

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their Los Angeles residence on December 14, 2025. Authorities have detained their son Nick Reiner as the primary suspect in the double murders as of now. Meanwhile, Being Charlie producer Douglas Shaffer chimed in on the situation while speaking to Page Six.

Based on Nick Reiner's struggles with addition, Rob Reiner's Being Charlie has eerie parallels to the tragedy that befell the filmmaker and his family.

Now, on the other side of the country, Jackson — an attorney who has worked on some of the nation's most high-profile cases — faces an uphill battle. He's representing Nick Reiner, who has been accused of killing his parents: the famed Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife,

Nick Reiner, 32, has long struggled with mental illness and addiction, and collaborated with his father on the semi-autobiographical movie "Being Charlie." Nick Reiner did not enter a plea and is being held without bail on first-degree murder charges in the fatal stabbings of Rob and Michele Reiner.