EXCLUSIVE: Brothers Josh andBenny Safdiehave begun rounding out the cast for their newNetflixmovie, withMegan Thee Stallionnow in talks to star alongside theirUncut GemscollaboratorAdam Sandler, according to multiple sources.
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Netflixdeclined to comment.
Specifics as to the plot and even the title of the new film remain tightly under wraps, though Sandler recently confirmed its setting in the world of sports memorabilia.
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The Safdies will direct from their own script and also serve as producers on the pic, which is gearing up for production this summer.
Megan Thee Stallion (nee Megan Pete) is a chart-topping rapper and singer who has appeared on the seriesP-Valley,She-Hulk: Attorney at LawandGood Girlsand makes her feature debut opposite Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang and Megan Mullally in the R-rated musical comedyF***ing Identical Twins, fromBorathelmer Larry Charles.
The film fromA24 and Chernin Entertainment, which is billed as a subversive take onThe Parent Trap, does not yet have a release date.
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The Grammy-winning Houston native, named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world byTimein 2020, is well known for co-writing and featuring on Cardi Bs smash 2020 single WAP and has also collaborated with such notable artists as Beyonce, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, Lil Baby and Maroon5, to name a few thus far releasing the studio albumsGood NewsandTraumazine, EPsMake It Hot,Tina SnowandSuga, and mixtapesRich Ratchet,Megan MixandFever, among other works.
She has been honored thus far in her career with three Grammys, four American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards and six BET Awards, among numerous other accolades, and is repped by 300 Entertainment and Roc Nation Management.
