Adam Sandler in “Uncut Gems” Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios Adam Sandler fans will be seeing a lot more of him on Netflix. The “Uncut Gems” star has signed on four more films under a new deal with his Happy Madison Productions. His “Murder Mystery” with Jennifer Aniston, his fifth hit for the streaming service since 2015, was the most-seen movie on Netflix last year.
“Hubie Halloween,” co-starring Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Maya Rudolph, Rob Schneider and Shaquille O’Neal is completed and falls under a previous pact, as does an animated film which he will write, produce and star in.
“Whether you know him as Sandman, the Water Boy, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Nick Spitz or simply Adam, one thing is clear: our members can’t get enough of him,” Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said of Sandler in a statement. “They love his stories and his humor, as we saw with ‘Murder Mystery.’ So I could not be more excited to extend our partnership with Adam and the Happy Madison team and deliver more laughs around the world.”
Set to premiere on Netflix in May, “Uncut Gems” earned Sandler accolades a Best Actor Award from the National Board of Review and a nomination for a Film Independent Spirit Award. That ceremony airs live on IFC on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
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