Tag: Hustle
-
You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah Trailer: Adam Sandler Stars In This Comedy With His Daughters
After years of churning out his tried-and-true brand of juvenile comedies for Netflix, Adam Sandler has started to mix things up a little in his recent collaborations with the streamer. Their “Murder Mystery” films, for example, might not be anything exceptional, but it’s fun to see The Sandman getting bitten by the same cozy murder-mystery…
-
WME Sports Signs NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards (Exclusive)
WME Sports has added NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards to its growing roster of basketball talent. The agency will represent Edwards in all areas, on and off the court.After attending the University of Georgia, Edwards was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his debut season, Edwards…
-
Oscar Nominees Brendan Fraser, Stephanie Hsu and Paul Mescal Reveal the Last Time They Cried at the Movies
From “All Quiet on the Western Front” sparking tears for Colin Farrell to “Triangle of Sadness” making Brian Tyree Henry laugh so hard he cried, this year’s Oscar hopefuls spoke with Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin at the annual nominee luncheon about which film most recently brought them to tears.For Farrell (“The…
-
Adam Sandler Teases ‘Insane’ Safdie Brothers’ 340-Page Script for ‘Uncut Gems’ Follow-Up
The Safdie Brothers are already putting Adam Sandler to work on their next film.Sandler revealed that the first draft of the filmmakers’ follow-up to “Uncut Gems” was a whopping 340 pages, with the “Hustle” star teasing it was an “insane” script.“They’ve been writing this movie we’re supposed to do together for a couple years. They…
-
‘Slumberland’ Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Meets ‘Inception’ in This Sleepy Netflix Adventure Movie
I’m going to let you in on a little secret of the trade: Film critics actually want to love everything they watch. The odds may not always be in our favor, and certain assignments inspire lower expectations than others, but nobody shows up for work hoping to be miserable that day — least of all…
-
Netflix Restructures Studio Film Team, Top Executive Tendo Nagenda to Exit
Netflix’s restructuring continues with the impending departure of one of the streamer’s top film executives, Tendo Nagenda.The veteran executive, who joined Netflix from Disney in 2018, shepherded such movies as “The Harder They Fall,” “Da 5 Bloods” and the upcoming “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” for the streamer. Variety can confirm that Nagenda’s last…
-
Hustle Had To Find A Brand-New Way To Get Basketball On Film
Funnyman and diehard basketball fan Adam Sandler takes another venture into serious dramatic territory in the new Netflix film “Hustle,” where he plays Stanley Sugarman, a longtime international talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. Sugarman has been vying for the chance to pivot into a coaching career for years. But after the team’s owner passes…
-
NBA Star Boban Marjanović Talks ‘Hustle,’ Gets Real About His Career in Film: ‘Acting Is My Second Love’
The NBA’s favorite nice guy is now dribbling his way into the hearts of movie fans.Boban Marjanović, a center on the Dallas Mavericks, stars in the second film of his career with the new Adam Sandler film “Hustle,” now on Netflix. The film follows Sandler’s character, a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, as he discovers…
-
Hustle review – Adam Sandler brings his A-game to Netflix’s glorified NBA advert
Sandler sells it hard as a washed-up talent scout but this glossy cameo-fest is too besotted with basketball to offer true dramaHere is an underdog sports movie with the longest training montage I think I have ever seen – it pretty much had an interval. Hustle is co-produced by its star Adam Sandler and real-life…