Adam Sandler to Star in TIME OUT at Netflix With Willem Dafoe, Gaby Hoffmann, F. Murray Abraham, Steve Zahn and Adam Horovitz
Adam Sandler has found his next film project at Netflix with the film Time Out, with Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass) on board to write, direct and produce.
Actors Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Lighthouse), Gaby Hoffmann (Now and Then, Transparent), F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, The White Lotus), Steve Zahn (Chad Powers, Anaconda) and Adam Horovitz of The Beastie Boys have all joined the cast as well.
Based on the film L’Emploi Du Temps by Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo, the pic follows Vincent (Sandler), who after being fired from his job can’t bring himself to tell his wife and family.
Rather than reveal the truth, he spins a web of lies to conceal his situation. He escalates his lies further when he creates an investment scheme and asks friends to contribute, and the deception threatens to overwhelm his life and his family.
Cooper said of the project, “I first encountered Laurent Cantet’s film in 2001, and it’s lived with me ever since. I’ve been thinking about revisiting it for years, but now felt like the right moment — we’re living in a time where questions of identity, work, and self-worth have become impossible to ignore.”
Sandler is coming off the success of his most recent Netflix film Jay Kelly, which earned him some of the best reviews of his career.
After a busy year that also included Happy Gilmore 2 breaking streaming records at Netflix, Sandler took his time while on his comedy tour but kept coming back to the Cooper script, committing to the project at the top of the year.
Once Sandler was aboard, the ensemble came together quite quickly. Production is expected to start next month.
via: Deadline