2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 08, 2020 in Santa Monica, California – Picture: Getty Images
Adam Sandler and the Safdie Brothers are teaming up on a brand new function movie coming completely to Netflix globally. Here’s the lowdown on what we all know thus far concerning the mission.
First introduced in October 2022, the Safdie Brothers (comprising of Benny and Josh Safdie) will likely be writing, producing and directing a model new film certain completely for Netflix.
The trio labored collectively on Uncut Gems for A24, launched in 2020 to rave evaluations. The mission nonetheless resides on Netflix exterior the United States as a Netflix Original title, however within the United States, the film sadly departed the service final May.
Alongside their work on this new Adam Sandler Netflix mission, the Safdie Brothers are additionally engaged on a brand new comedy sequence by way of A24 Television scheduled to launch on Showtime, The Curse. Both function govt producers. Filming for the sequence occurred all through 2022, however no launch date has been set.
What’s the brand new Safdie Brothers Netflix film about?
Details on what precisely the brand new film is about are nonetheless extraordinarily slim.
When the mission was first introduced, it was solely mentioned to be “in the world of sports,” whereas that’s since been refined to “Set in the world of high-end sports card collecting.”
We’ve heard the film particularly is about Baseball playing cards in New York City in the course of the Nineties.
Who will star within the new Safdie Brothers Netflix film?
Adam Sandler in Hustle – Picture: Netflix
Adam Sandler was the primary to be introduced for the mission however its unclear who he’ll be taking part in within the title as of but.
Of course, Sandler calls Netflix his dwelling completely now, with a slew of upcoming tasks within the works and most of his output from the final decade accessible completely on the service.
In November 2022, on the Gotham Awards, Adam Sandler was requested concerning the upcoming mission by Variety’s Marc Malkin and first requested about how they high Uncut Gems, to which he responded:
“I don’t know – we’ll see what happens. I know I’m going to have a different look than what I had. I know they [Safdie Brothers] send me pictures of a look that I’m going to have and I can’t say I’m going to look that handsome in it.”
You can see the complete clip posted by way of Variety’s Twitter right here:
Adam Sandler teases his position within the subsequent Safdie Brothers movie. #GothamAwards https://t.co/Zr7PrBepzi pic.twitter.com/CucLLP02lM
— Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2022
We’ve additionally heard that Benicio del Toro is or at one level was eyed for a job within the forthcoming film. Best recognized for films like Sicario and The Usual Suspects, the veteran can be set to look within the Netflix Original film, Reptile due for launch in 2023.
Netflix didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the potential casting of Benicio del Toro for the mission.
When will the film start manufacturing?
In a VanityFair interview, Sandler initially acknowledged that the film was attributable to “supposed to start in the late winter.”
When requested about whether or not he expects the filming schedule and time on set to be intense, Sandler mentioned:
“Yeah, because of how much these guys care. And how much I don’t want to let them down. And I see how hard they work, and just like when I’m working on my comedies with my friends, it means a lot to us. Every joke means a lot. The Safdie boys, every word means a lot to them, every frame of the movie means a lot. So I don’t want to walk through anything. I care about it, and I respect those guys so much.”
Subsequent manufacturing listings, together with from ProductionList.com, states that filming is because of get underway on the mission from April third, 2023. Filming is because of happen in Los Angeles, California.
The film is ready to movie all through 2023 and wraps someday in late Q2 2023.
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