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Adam Sandler to star in Netflix film 'Hustle'

WION Web Team
New Delhi, IndiaUpdated: May 19, 2020, 02:24 PM IST
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Adam Sandler was recently seen in Josh and Benny Safdie's ‘Uncut Gems’.

Hollywood actor Adam Sandler is all set to star in Netflix film ‘Hustle’. The project will be helmed by ‘We The Animals’ director Jeremiah Zagar. It will be produced by NBA superstar LeBron James set to produce.

In the film, Adam Sandler will play an American basketball scout who is fired unjustly after discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player abroad. He then decides to bring the player to the US to prove that they both have what it takes to make it in the NBA.

The script is written by Taylor Materne and Will Fetters.

Happy Madison, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment will produce the film.

Reportedly, Adam Sandler and Netflix have gone into a collaboration with the actor being signed up for four films that will be distributed exclusively on the platform.

Adam Sandler was recently seen in Josh and Benny Safdie's ‘Uncut Gems’, an indie crime-thriller centering on a New York jeweler and gambling addict.