Adam Sandler Will Write, Produce, And Star In Another Animated Movie
Adam Sandler’s last two animated features,Hotel Transylvaniaand its sequel, made over $825M combined at the worldwide box-office. They’re his two most financiallysuccessful films of the past decade. Sandler’s Happy Maddison Productions, founded in 1999, weren’t involved in theHotel Transylvaniapictures, but the actor and his production company are now working on a new animated feature for STX Entertainment.
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Deadlinereports Sandler will write and produce an untitled animated film, which he will also star in. There is some history between Sandler and STX Entertainment. As Deadline points out, he has made many films with the company’s CEO,Robert Simonds. Simonds worked on some of the actor’s more memorable titles–The Wedding Singer,The Waterboy,Happy Gilmore,Big Daddy, andBilly Maddison–as well as some of his lesser films, such asBulletproofandLittle Nicky.
Plot details are currently unknown, but in the press release, STX implied Sandler’s project is aimed more towards kids. STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairmanAdam Fogelsonannounced the deal:
As we continue to grow our company, the family arena is of critical importance to STX Entertainment and we are tremendously excited to have Adam Sandler and Happy Madison developing projects with us for the global animation market. Happy Madison is one of the most consistently successful and talented producers of family entertainment working in the business today. They have steadily been building this brand in this arena for years with the incredible success of theHotel Transylvaniaanimated franchise. Adam already has some wonderful ideas about what he wants to develop with us and we look forward to working with him, Allen Covert and the entire Happy Madison team.
STX president and chief content officerOren Avivsaid their partnership with Sandler “further defines STX as a home for the world’s best storytellers,” which is the sort of hyperbole expected with these announcements. The actor’s last few co-writing efforts includeThe Ridiculous Six,Grown Ups 2,Jack and Jill,Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star, and, one comedy that’s arguably superior to his recent output,You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, which he co-wrote withJudd ApatowandRobert Smigel. Storytelling isn’t precisely those comedies' forte, but more often than not, Sandler’s films connect with his audience.
The actor will appear next inThe Do-Over, which isavailableon Netflix this Friday. The action-comedy is Sandler’s second film in hisfour-partmovie deal with the streaming service. His first Netflix feature,The Ridiculous 6, is supposedly the streaming service’smost-watchedmovie ever.
