Exciting Actors to Join Adam Sandler in Upcoming Film
A star-studded cast will join previously announced Adam Sandler and George Clooney in a new coming-of-age Netflix film.
Riley Keough, Billy Crudup, and Laura Dern will join the cast of the upcoming Netflix comedy film. These notable names have excited fans eagerly anticipating their favorite actors’ collaboration.
The emotional and comedic film follows a coming-of-age story about adults. Those are the only plot details we know, and the film is currently untitled. Noah Baumbach is set to direct and co-write the script with Emily Mortimer.
Baumbach will also produce the picture with Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Baumbach was recently acknowledged for his work in co-writing the Barbie screenplay with his wife, Greta Gerwig.
Netflix teases the cast names with no further text or details, causing excitement among fans.
George Clooney
— Netflix (@netflix) March 7, 2024
Adam Sandler
Laura Dern
Billy Crudup
and Riley Keough
A coming-of-age film about adults from Noah Baumbach. Coming soon.
Dern is a well-known actress in several popular films and television series. She is famous for her performances as Ellie Sattler in the Jurassic Park film series, Renata Klein in the television series Big Little Lies, and Margaret or Marmee March, the girls’ mother in Little Women.
Dern has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has received numerous awards for her outstanding talent, including five Golden Globes, a Primetime Emmy, and an Academy Award.
Keough, daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, can be seen in several award-winning films and series, including her notable roles as Sandy in The Devil All the Time (2020), Grace in The Lodge (2019), and her most recent work as Daisy Jones in the two-time Emmy award-winning series Daisy Jones & The Six (2023).
Keough was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her performance in Daisy Jones & The Six. Throughout her other projects, she has also received two Golden Globe nominations.
Whenever I see ‘Riley Keough starring in…’ I am so in pic.twitter.com/IyTQfGoc1S
— Barbie Pierogi (@Jessie_theAlien) March 7, 2024
Crudup is the third actor to join the cast and has a very notable acting career. He portrays Cory Ellison in the Emmy award-winning series The Morning Show, Russell Hammond in Almost Famous (2000), and Tommy Marcano in Sleepers (1996).
With Crudup’s impressive acting resume and talent, he has been nominated for two Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Morning Show where he won one of them. In addition, he is a two-time Golden Globe and seven-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee.
Sandler is known for starring in some of the big grossing comedies, including Grown Ups (2010), 50 First Dates (2004), The Wedding Singer (1998), and his most recent film Spaceman (2024), released on Netflix in February, to name a few.
At the People’s Choice Awards in February, Jennifer Aniston, his costar in many films including Murder Mystery (2019), presents him with the People’s Icon Award, giving a heartfelt speech about the success of her long-time close friend.
Sandler has four Primetime Emmy nominations for his time working on Saturday Night Live and one for his variety special on Netflix. He has also been nominated for one Golden Globe award and three Grammys.
there are very few things in this world that i love more than adam sandler
— al dente (@alsncthrn) March 7, 2024
Clooney is known for a wide variety of successful films throughout his career, including lead roles in Oceans Eleven (2001), Batman & Robin (1997), Tomorrowland (2015), and many more. Throughout his career, Clooney has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two Primetime Emmy nominations. Additionally, he’s had an astounding thirteen Golden Globe nominations, taking home four wins.
Noah Baumbach you beautiful genius https://t.co/uwS5OtmVVo
— Michael W. Kus (@themikekus) March 7, 2024
This A-list cast announcement is causing excitement all over social media, with fans shocked that they will soon see all five actors on screen together.
However, there is no release date yet, but once production begins, more news is expected.
You can stream Noah Baumbach’s most recent work on the Barbie film, available on HBO Max.
Entertainment writer at Glitter Magazine
