Safdie Brothers’ New Adam Sandler Film Set Up at Netflix

The Safdie brothers are developing an untitled feature film that has Adam Sandler attached to star.

The project centers around a sports-memorabilia focused story, according to an insider with knowledge of the project. The Safdie brothers would write, direct and produce.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men podcast, Sandler revealed the project is eyeing a 2023 start date.

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“We’re supposed to start in the late winter, right. So part of my brain right now is like, ”I’m on tour,” Sandler said. “Then once the Safdie brothers movie starts — and I love those guys, I know we’re going to dedicate ourselves to working our asses off and making sure it’s as good as it can be, and I know that takes a lot of time.”

Sandler previously starred in 2019’s “Uncut Gems” for the Safide Brothers. Josh and Benny Safdie courted Sandler hard for the role of a jeweler and gambling addict having one of the worst days of his life in “Uncut Gems.” The film resulted in one of Sandler’s most acclaimed performances of his career, and the “Punch-Drunk Love” actor was openly grateful for the Safdies on the awards circuit that year – although Sandler ultimately did not score an Oscar nomination for his role.

The Safdie Brothers’ credits as filmmakers also includes the acclaimed 2017 thriller “Good Time,” starring Robert Pattinson. “The Batman” director Matt Reeves has said it was Pattinson’s work in that film that inspired him to cast him as the Caped Crusader in the new DC reboot.