George Clooney and Adam Sandler.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Taylor Hill/WireImage; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
George ClooneyandAdam Sandlerare joining forces for a new movie.
Baumbach, 54, who co-wroteBarbiewith his partnerGreta Gerwig, will also direct and produce the film.
The plot for the upcoming Netflix project is being kept under wraps, perTHR.
The flick marks Baumbach’s fourth feature for Netflix followingMarriage Story,White NoiseandThe Meyerowitz Stories, which starred Sandler, 57.
Noah Baumbach at the ‘White Noise’ UK premiere 2022.Mike Marsland/WireImage
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Sandler’s latest project was also for Netflix, with theMurder Mystery 2star voicing a school’s class lizard in the animated movieLeo.
The news of Sandler and Clooney’s casting comes after Clooney, 62, shared his thoughts on the reports thatBarbiecostarsMargot RobbieandRyan Goslingare set to play hisOcean’s ElevencharacterDanny Ocean’s parentsin anupcoming filmin the heist movie franchise.
Speaking with reporters at theLos Angeles premiereofThe Boys in the Boaton Monday, Clooney shared that he’d heard about the new film and added, “Margot Robbie is my mother? I’ve always thought that.”
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
“Ryan Gosling is my father,” he continued. “Now when you think about it, it makes sense. Truly.”
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Earlier this year,Barbiebecame Warner Bros.’ biggest movie of all timeafter hitting $1.34 billion at the worldwide box office in August.
source: people.com
