Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage is in final negotiations to join Adam Sandler’s upcoming sci-fi comedy Pixels, The Wrap reports. The Game of Thrones star, to be seen next as the villain in X-Men: Days of Future Past, will appear alongside Sandler, Kevin James and Josh Gad in the flick. Pixels is based on Patrick Jean’s short film of the […]
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Adam Sandler continues his Razzie reign with Grown Ups 2
January 16, 2014 
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As is tradition, the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards – recognising the very worst in film – have been unveiled one day before the Oscar nomination announcement. Another of the Razzies’ traditions: ragging on Adam Sandler. His Grown Ups 2 leads the pack with eight nominations, competing for the Worst Picture crown with After […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s ‘The Familymoon’ retitled with an actual word
November 11, 2013 0 Comments
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s upcoming collaboration has been retitled. Again. First christened Blended, it was later changed to the somewhat sillier The Familymoon. Deadline now reports the title is Blended once more. Set for release in May of 2014, there’s a good chance it could change a couple more times. Place your bets now on which […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler and Drew Barrymore to reunite once again
March 27, 2013 1 Comment
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are looking to recapture that Wedding Singer – and to a lesser extent, 50 First Dates – magic with a third feature film collaboration. According to Variety, they’ll play a couple of blind-daters who wind up at a family resort with their children from previous marriages. Frank Coraci, director of their previous pairings, will […]
Continue readingThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II honoured as Worst Picture at Razzies
February 26, 2013 0 Comments
The Razzies didn’t let The Twilight Saga slink off without due recognition in their annual pre-Oscars shaming and celebrating of the year’s worst films and performances. The final instalment in the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II, took home an impressive seven awards, not able to emulate the success of the previous year’s […]
Continue readingMarvel want Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler for Guardians of the Galaxy
January 24, 2013 0 Comments
At least, that’s what Latino Review‘s source is saying. According to their report, Marvel is looking into the availability of Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler for their upcoming superhero team-up flick (that isn’t The Avengers 2), Guardians of the Galaxy. Carrey and Sandler have had their fair share of successes and failures at the box office. […]
Continue readingHotel Transylvania 2 in the works
November 12, 2012 0 Comments
A sequel to Sony’s surprise hit Hotel Transylvania is in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a September 2015 date has been set for the follow-up. The picture has grossed more than $253 million worldwide, and is the highest grossing Sony Pictures Animation title ever. That impressive tally can be tied to its clever pre-Halloween release […]
Continue readingOh boy – That’s My Boy review
October 10, 2012 0 Comments
That’s My Boy – Starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Leighton Meester. Directed by Sean Anders. Rated MA. By Richard Haridy. When I was 16 years old, my younger brother and I saw Happy Gilmore at the movies twice in two weeks. We unreservedly loved the film and thought the world of Adam Sandler. A […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler replaces Mark Wahlberg in Will Ferrell comedy
June 1, 2012 0 Comments
Last year it was reported that the stars of The Other Guys – Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg – would reteam for the backyard football comedy Three Mississippi, to be directed by Ferrell’s regular collaborator Adam McKay. Vulture today reports that Wahlberg has had to drop out of the picture due to scheduling issues, and Adam Sandler might […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Adam Sandler performances
April 4, 2012 2 Comments
The top 10 Adam Sandler performances. By Simon Miraudo. It’s been a tough week for Adam Sandler. The former Saturday Night Live star’s latest feature Jack and Jill collected a record breaking 10 Razzies at the annual Golden Raspberry awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Sandler), and Worst Actress (again, Sandler). Making matters worse: there are […]
Continue readingTwisted sister – Jack and Jill review
April 3, 2012 0 Comments
Jack and Jill – Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino and Katie Holmes. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Rated PG. Originally published December 1, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Jack and Jill arrives on DVD and Blu-ray April 4, 2012. There is so much bizarre imagery in Jack and Jill, Adam Sandler playing his own twin sister being the least of it. Picture a young boy running shirtless with a variety of […]
Continue readingJack and Jill wins all the Razzies
April 2, 2012 3 Comments
What an achievement! Adam Sandler‘s twisted-sister comedy Jack and Jill swept every category at the 2012 Golden Raspberry Awards. Sandler had already broken a Razzie record by collecting 11 individual nominations; the most for any one person. But at the April 1st Golden Raspberry ceremony, he outdid even that prestigious accomplishment. His Jack and Jill took home every […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: That’s My Boy
March 2, 2012 2 Comments
Forget the fact that Adam Sandler is just 12 years older than Andy Samberg. The two of them star as father and son in the new comedy That’s My Boy. Though we’ve been given enough recent examples to abandon all hope for Sandler’s cinematic output, like an amnesiac klutz or a sadomasochist, we keep returning to […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler dominates Razzie nominations
February 27, 2012 2 Comments
Today’s the day we ostensibly celebrate the very best in cinema. Thank goodness the Razzies are around to remind us that it’s not all smiles and sunshine and charismatic Jack Russell terriers. Yes, 2011 saw some real cinematic clunkers, and the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation have revealed their picks for the worst of the year. Unsurprisingly, Adam […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler to star in Candy Land movie
February 1, 2012 0 Comments
That Candy Land movie is still going ahead, and it’s even got a star attached: Adam Sandler. Columbia Pictures, Sandler’s production company Happy Madison, and board game creator Hasbro Inc. made the announcement via press release (which you can read in full over at Slashfilm). Screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Barger originally described the pic as […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler considering Grown Ups 2
December 7, 2011 1 Comment
Well, at least we ain’t writing about a sequel to Jack and Jill. According to Variety, Adam Sandler‘s Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures are talking with screenwriter Fred Wolf about a sequel to their 2010 hit Grown Ups. The comedy – which reunited Sandler with his SNL pals Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David […]
Continue readingTwisted sister – Jack and Jill review
December 1, 2011 1 Comment
Jack and Jill – Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino and Katie Holmes. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. There is so much bizarre imagery in Jack and Jill, Adam Sandler playing his own twin sister being the least of it. Picture a young boy running shirtless with a variety of live animals […]
Continue readingWhere there’s a Will – Everything Must Go review
September 27, 2011 1 Comment
Everything Must Go – Starring Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall and Christopher Jordan Wallace. Directed by Dan Rush. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. There comes a time in every comic actor’s life when they grow weary of begging for yuks, and try to prove that they’ve got dramatic chops too. It’s a rite of passage as […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Jack and Jill
July 11, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for Adam Sandler‘s latest comedy, Jack and Jill, has debuted online. It stars Sandler as family man Jack AND as his obnoxious sister Jill, who outstays her welcome during the holidays. Hijinks presumably ensue. I’ll admit I have a soft spot for Sandler, who has made plenty of films with horrifyingly trite premises […]
Continue reading>Andy Samberg to ‘Hate’ Adam Sandler
January 17, 2011 0 Comments
>The Hollywood Reporter has announced Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg are in talks with Columbia Pictures to star in a new comedy called I Hate You Dad. Before you get too excited and think Sandler and Samberg would make perfect brothers on screen, I Hate You Dad looks to cast Sandler as the ‘dad’ part […]
Continue reading>Stephen Dorff’s career turned up! Somewhere…
December 1, 2010 2 Comments
>With a pleasant slice of irony Stephen Dorff’s return from obscurity to eminent fame owes a big thank you to Sofia Coppola, who cast him in her latest picture Somewhere (which is all about the emptiness that often surrounds those of eminent fame). In a recent interview with The Independent Dorff talked openly about his […]
Continue readingTo laugh and die in L.A. – Funny People DVD review
January 6, 2010 0 Comments
Funny People – Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated MA. Originally published September 19, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Everyone can tell a joke, but only a select few can do it well. It’s a genuine art form and it requires complete care and attention from the comedian from […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler to play his own sister in Jack and Jill
October 28, 2009 3 Comments
source: variety.comAdam Sandler will star in an upcoming romantic comedy entitled Jack and Jill, in which he will play both Jack and his sister Jill. Little else is known about the project, except that it will begin shooting next year for a 2011 release. The screenplay was written by former Saturday Night Live scribe Steve […]
Continue readingTo laugh and die in L.A. – Funny People review
September 19, 2009 0 Comments
Funny People – Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Everyone can tell a joke, but only a select few can do it well. It’s a genuine art form and it requires complete care and attention from the comedian from beginning to end. The setup […]
Continue readingFunny People viral smorgasbord!
July 13, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The Funny People viral marketing campaign has spun into overdrive, with promotional websites and videos set up for Judd Apatow‘s latest movie. The potential Oscar contender stars Adam Sandler as terminally ill comedian George Simmons, who is determined to set his life on the right track before checking out for good. This includes […]
Continue readingIs Judd Apatow’s Funny People an Oscar contender?
May 19, 2009 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com A batch of new TV spots for Judd Apatow‘s upcoming feature Funny People have landed online. Everything we’ve seen from this movie looks both hilarious and touching, so we have to ask: Is Funny People a genuine Oscar contender? The film stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a comic superstar who finds out […]
Continue readingFunny People trailer debut – Apatow’s latest might make you cry
February 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The first official trailer for Judd Apatow‘s third directorial effort, Funny People, has debuted online, and it looks like a picture quite different from his earlier efforts. Adam Sandler stars as a successful stand-up comedian who discovers he is dying. Seth Rogen plays the up-and-coming comedian Sandler takes under his wing. We first […]
Continue readingApatow Gives Us The First Taste of Upcoming ‘Funny People’
November 14, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com A teaser poster for Judd Apatow‘s latest directorial project Funny People has debuted, even though the film only recently started production. The film stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as stand-up comics of varying degrees of success. Apatow has stated the film will be a slightly more serious affair than Knocked Up and […]
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