Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie are partnering collectively as soon as once more, this time on Sandler’s subsequent comedy particular for Netflix. According to a current report from The Insneider, Sandler and Safdie are teaming up to create the follow-up to Sandler’s 2018 stand-up movie, Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh.
The pair infamously got here collectively alongside Josh’s brother Benny Safdie for 2019’s Uncut Gems, which garnered huge reward for Sandler’s efficiency. Alongside the comedy particular, Sandler was additionally set to star in Safdie’s latest movie alongside Ben Affleck and Megan Thee Stallion, though the movie has since been delayed by each the SAG and WGA strikes with no additional updates obtainable.
What is Sandler and Safdie’s subsequent film venture about?
The untitled venture shall be directed by Josh Safdie from a screenplay he co-wrote with brother Benny Safdie. This marks Josh Safdie’s second solo directorial characteristic following his “temporary” break up from Benny Safdie.
It’s presently unclear if their rumored break up was additionally one of many causes for the Netflix movie’s current delay. Before the Safdie brothers gained recognition for his or her works on Good Time and Uncut Gems, Josh Safdie first made his directorial debut in 2008’s The Pleasure of Being Robbed film.
Besides Sandler, the venture can even reportedly characteristic an all-star ensemble solid together with Ben Affleck, Megan Thee Stallion, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Steve Harvey.
“Set in the world of high-end sports card collecting in the 1990s, a retired Baseball pitcher (Affleck) attempts a comeback as a sports memorabilia agent (Sandler) attempts to capitalize on his success,” reads the synopsis. “Megan Thee Stallion is said to play Affleck’s girlfriend.”
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