Somehow Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Haven't Been in a Movie Together
You'd think somewhere between 50 First Dates and Along Came Polly we would have thought of combining two of the most powerful figures in banal romantic comedy. Yet, somehow, Jennifer Aniston has avoided feigning attraction to Adam Sandler all these years. Time to rectify that with: Pretend Wife!
Columbia is developing "Pretend Wife," a romantic comedy that would serve as a Sandler vehicle and is in the process of gathering the wedding party.Aniston is in talks to star opposite Sandler, with Sandler mainstay Dennis Dugan the leading contender to direct the project, though no deals have been made as the studio is figuring out the seating arrangement.
The script, written by Allan Loeb and Tim Dowling and once known as "Holiday in Hawaii," is being kept under wraps.
The script was previously known as "Holiday in Hawaii" and is being kept under wraps?! When do I get to find out whether the film is about Jennifer Aniston pretending to be Adam Sandler's wife for a Hawaiian vacation, leading to the unlikely couple actually falling in love, or if it's about...
Never mind, that's definitely what it is.