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Adam Sandler’s Josh Safdie-Directed Netflix Special Out This Month

Adam Sandler and his Uncut Gems director Josh Safdie are set to reunite… for a new standup comedy special debuting later this month.

Adam Sandler and his Uncut Gems director, Josh Safdie, are set to reunite … for a new standup comedy special debuting later this month. Following the release and success of Uncut Gems, Sandler worked with Safdie and his brother, Benny, on a short film, Goldman v Silverman, about a turf war between two street performers. The Safdies were also set to direct Sandler in a new movie centered around the world of sports cards and memorabilia (also reportedly starring Megan Thee Stallion and Ben Affleck), but the current status of the project is unclear: Benny ultimately left, and while Josh was slated to take over as director, Benny told Variety last year that the movie is “on pause.”

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