Feb 11 20091992 Cast of SNL and King of Queens Making a Movie
This can't go well:
Kevin James, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade are in negotiations to star in an untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures.Frequent Sandler collaborator Dennis Dugan ("You Don't Mess With the Zohan") will helm, with the studio gearing up for a summer start date.
Sandler's Sony-based Happy Madison shingle, which recently teamed with James and the studio on the box office hit "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," is producing.
Sandler penned the screenplay with "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" scribe Fred Wolf. High-concept story is a comedy about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend.
So what they're getting at is that this is a movie about SNL, but instead of calling it "a popular, weekly sketch comedy program" they're calling it "high school", and instead of Chris Farley it's Kevin James. I can't quite figure out what the reuniting on "Fourth of July weekend" part represents. Maybe a declaration of independence from genuine laughter?
Columbia pic gets Sandler and friends [Variety]
Reader Comments
1. Natalia - February 11, 2009 7:34 PM
noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and first.
2. catch22 - February 12, 2009 10:43 AM
didnt they do this a few years ago and call it "i now pernounce you chuck and larry?"
3. Momboelitist - February 12, 2009 12:55 PM
Speaking of Chuck and Larry, I only watched the parts where Jessica was in various stages of undress. Other than that I couln't tell you anything about the movie.
4. Han Shot First - February 12, 2009 1:31 PM
@3. Cat Suit! Meow!
5. Nick - February 12, 2009 2:58 PM
I wasn't aware Chris Rock's career was in dire jeopardy.
6. brian - October 6, 2009 2:10 PM
I think this might be called grown ups I saw a behind the scenes picture of it in entertainment weekly with those people