So it's pretty clear right now that the MTV version of
Adam Sandler is unfortunately the one we are going to be stuck with for the rest of the decade. A shame, right? All those that stayed away from his fascinating and effective dramatic turn in Judd Apatow's
Funny People are to blame for why we have to live through tripe like
Jack and Jill later in the year, a film where Sandler is broiled into a family feud with his own sister (the catch is, she is also played by Sandler, he is playing both Jack & Jill!). Yes, those outrageous parodies of fictional Sandler vehicles in Funny People were pretty spot on, weren't they?
The Hollywood Reporter say Sandler is setting up the probably 'outrageous' and 'hilarious' comedy
I Hate You Dad as a potential project at Columbia that could film this year. The movie finds Sandler as a father who moves in with his own son (SNL's
Andy Samberg, in real life only 12 years younger) and his fiance on the eve of their wedding, where Sandler keeps bickering with his soon to be daughter-in-law. Think of it as a reverse
Meet the Parents, I guess.
David Caspe (creator of Happy Endings) wrote the initial 2008 sold screenplay that's now being re-shaped into a Sandler vehicle by
Role Models writers
David Wain and
Ken Marino. We quite enjoyed Role Models, that rare treat of a decent Sean William Scott vehicle with laughs - so perhaps they could work their magic on Sandler here too and perhaps.... just perhaps... it'll be something worth seeing. No director is yet attached but Wain himself directed Role Models and is probably a good fit.
There's much to be said about Sandler & Samberg's similar man-child act and it's pretty clear one inspired the other greatly. Let's hope they don't get too carried away though in congratulating each other on how they've managed to make obscene amounts of money from stupid dick & fart jokes.