Adam Sandler and hisJust Go With ItstarJennifer Anistonare finally reuniting, with the stars joining forces for the new Netflix movieMurder Mystery. Insiders claim that both stars had been looking for an opportunity to work together ever since 2011’sJust Go With It, which earned $103 million domestic and $214.9 million worldwide, from an $80 million budget. After seven years of searching, it seems they have finally found the perfect project to reunite with.
The story centers on a New York City cop (Adam Sandler) and his wife (Jennifer Aniston), who surprisingly become prime suspects in the murder of an aging billionaire, while on vacation in Europe.Murder Mysteryis Adam Sandler’s sixth movie for Netflix, with four coming under the original deal with his production company Happy Madison,The Ridiculous Six,The Do-Over,Sandy Wexlerand the upcomingThe Week Of, debuting April 27. His fifth Netflix film was Noah Baumbach’s ensembleThe Meyerowitz Stories, which earned Sandler the best reviews of his career and a four-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
Netflix also renewed their pact with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions for four more original movies, and it seems likely that this will be the first project under that new pact, although that has yet to be confirmed. Kyle Newacheck, whorecently directed and co-wrotethe Netflix comedy movieGame Over, Manwith hisWorkaholicsco-stars, has been slated to direct, working from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (White House Down). No producers are attached at this time but it’s possible that Sandler will produce through Happy Madison while Aniston could also produce through her own company, Echo Films.
This project also reunites James Vanderbilt withNetflix, since he served as an executive producer on the hit seriesAltered Carbon. He also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming shark thrillerThe Meg, starring Jason Statham, which hits theaters this August, and he’s attached to writeThe Janson Directivefor star Dwayne Johnson, based on the Robert Ludlum novel. His other writing credits includeIndependence Day: Resurgence,Truth, which he also directed, bothAmazing Spider-Manmovies,White House Down,The Losers,Zodiac,The Rundown,BasicandDarkness Falls.
Adam Sandler will next be seen inThe Week Of, where hereunites with longtime friendand collaborator Chris Rock, and he also returns to lend his voice to Dracula in the Sony Pictures Animation sequelHotel Transylvania: Summer Vacation, in theaters July 13. Jennifer Aniston recently signed on to star in a new TV series for the upcoming Apple streaming service, where she’ll star and executive produce alongside Reese Witherspoon. She’ll next be seen on the big screen inDumplin', which she also produced, directed by Anne Fletcher (Hot Pursuit), slated to hit theaters later this year. The actress is also slated to star in an untitled project for writer-director Sophie Goodhart.Varietybroke the news on thisMurder Mysteryproject coming together with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
