Adam Sandler Attached to Star in NARCO and Offered the Role in THE $40,000 MAN
Adam Sandler is attached to star in a film called Narco, which is a remake of the 2004 French film The SecretAdventures of Gustave Klopp. The original movie is about a man with narcolepsy who, each time he falls asleep, dreams of action heroes like Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Sandler was also offered the lead role in a film called The $40,000 Man. Robert Downey Jr. was interested in taking the lead role in this film at one point, but he's too busy right now making a ton of other films.
The script was written by Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World) and recently rewitten by John Francis Daley (Horrible Bosses). The story centers on a legendary astronaut and ‘true American hero,’ who is horribly injured in a car crash and is rebuilt by the government to be a bionic man but on a budget of $40,000, which makes him not that bionic.
It will be interesting to see if Sandler takes the role. It seems like a fun story and I'd like to see how this project ends up. Sandler's always been a solid actor and great comedian, He needs a few more good films under his belt, and I think both of these films make a great fit for him. What do you all think?