I don't really know how to explain this but I am a huge Adam Sandler fan, even though I don't like most of his movies. I guess I am just a fan of any comedy actor who steps outside his comfort zone and tries to explore other areas of his persona. Probably why I wanted Dreamgirls to be better than it ultimately was, just to see Eddie Murphy in a great, dramatic role. As for Sandler, by far his best performance comes in Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love (a movie I seriously love) but he is also really great in Spanglish and last years Reign Over Me (a film I need to revisit). This is why I am so excited about Sandler's next starring role, in Judd Apatow's next directorial effort. Now, of course, this doesn't figure to be some sort of heavy dramatic role but Apatow is great at creating comic characters, whom are real and not one note performances. That is the thing lacking from most of Sandler's films. Apatow has also set up Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann to star.
Apatow, the sole writer on the project, is keeping the plot under wraps.
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