Director of "Anger" to Tackle 9/11 Aftermath
Mike Binder, writer/director of the dry comedy "The Uspide of Anger," will write a story about one man's struggle with the loss of his family at the World Trade Center. Oddly, that man will be played by Adam Sandler.
According to Variety, "Writer-director Mike Binder is the latest filmmaker ready to process the tragedy of 9/11, and he's got Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler poised to join him.
That duo is circling "Reign O'er Me," a Binder-scripted drama that Sony Pictures Entertainment is angling to acquire and make next year with a budget under $20 million.
Sandler would play a man who lost his family on Sept. 11 and has never recovered from his grief. He runs into his former college roommate (Cheadle), who has become a doctor and who is determined to help his ex-roomie come to grips with his loss."
According to Variety, "Writer-director Mike Binder is the latest filmmaker ready to process the tragedy of 9/11, and he's got Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler poised to join him.
That duo is circling "Reign O'er Me," a Binder-scripted drama that Sony Pictures Entertainment is angling to acquire and make next year with a budget under $20 million.
Sandler would play a man who lost his family on Sept. 11 and has never recovered from his grief. He runs into his former college roommate (Cheadle), who has become a doctor and who is determined to help his ex-roomie come to grips with his loss."
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on Nov 16 2005 11:13 AM Sandler did an awesome job in Punch-Drunk Love, but I am having a hard time seeing him in this role. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 16 2005 11:49 AM [b]It's been four years...[/b] Still too soon to make a movie about it. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 16 2005 12:21 PM Don Cheadle? It could work (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 16 2005 01:15 PM With Cheadle and Sandler it could work. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 16 2005 02:47 PM I think it could definatly work. I wasnt a huge fan of Spanglish, but the adam did a very good job. I think he has the potential to pull it off. Cheadle will definatly put his A game up once again. He has amazed me over the years. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 17 2005 01:39 AM please don't politicise this piece (Reply to this) |
on Nov 17 2005 03:44 PM No. NO. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Adam Sandler can't act out of his ass, especially when he does a serious role. It also doesn't help that the story is half-baked. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 17 2005 06:24 PM What? Please ditch Adam Sandler for an ACTOR! A real actor and no I dont want Paul Walker, or Tom Cruise sean Penn Maybe? Or Adrian Brody? Oh gosh I would even perfer Colin Pharrel (But it would make me nautious) Anybody but a washed up SNL comedian, shit they might as well cast Will Farrel. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 18 2005 09:41 AM You guys have no idea what you are talking about. Did you even see punch drunk love?? He should have been nominated for that movie. I also think he did a great job in spanglish, he really sold that character. And don cheadle is awesome. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 18 2005 12:02 PM So far this is the only future 9/11 project that I think could be good/honor the victims in a timely manner. A good move for this project would be if they donated a portion of ticket sales to the memorial/museum they're building on the WTC site. (Reply to this) |
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