"Bedtime Stories" director Adam Shankman may do what no one in Hollywood has managed so far -- bring back big screen musicals. With "Hairspray" under his belt and a deal to direct "Bob: The Musical," Shankman is stepping in to help Columbia revive its remake of "Bye Bye Birdie." According to The Hollywood Reporter, he'll be producing and developing the film, but isn't set to direct just yet.
"Birdie" debuted on Broadway in 1958, but probably is best known for the 1963 movie version that starred Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke. It centers on a popular singer named Conrad Birdie (who was loosely based on Elvis Presley) who is about to be shipped off to the army, but decides to give one lucky girl from his fan club a farewell kiss. Of course, love, mayhem, and musical numbers follow. Read more...
Comedy superstar Adam Sandler dips into more whimsical fare this week with the release of "Bedtime Stories," a considerably more family-friendly flick than his recent jaunt to Israel in "You Don't Mess With The Zohan." The film, opening tomorrow, features Sandler as a handyman whose bedside stories told to his niece and nephew suddenly become true.
The actor teams with "Hairspray" helmer Adam Shankman for "Bedtime Stories," which took Sandler in a new direction. "You know, it's interesting. I think he had to conform to me more than I had to conform to him," Shankman told MTV News. "This is Adam inside of a Disney movie. Although I've handled comedy, he hasn't done family."
After the jump, check out an exclusive clip from the film featuring Russell Brand as Sandler's best friend. And for more of our "Bedtime Stories" interview with Sandler and Shankman, along with a second exclusive clip, click here. Read more...
Adam Sandler may not strike you as the most trust-worthy fella to read you a bedtime story (an awful lot of poop jokes are coming to mind) but that's just what he's going to do come Christmas day. And he's brought some hefty comedy back-up with man of the moment Mr. Russell Brand this time. This fantasy is going to be huge of course.
So why not get ahead of the game and enjoy this exclusive clip from the film featuring the two gents. And while you're at it check out all of our Spoilers on everything from "Bride Wars" to "The Spirit" here.
He was an Italian delivery man in "Mr. Deeds," a Creole townie in "The Waterboy," an Asian minister in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," and, most recently, a Palestinian cab driver in "You Don't Mess With the Zohan." (And we haven’t even mentioned the time he played a Hawaiian, a Prince, and that guy from "Big Daddy.")
When Adam Sandler makes a comedy, you can make money betting on two inevitabilities: One, it’ll be funny and two, Rob Schneider will show up at some point as a grossly exaggerated ethnic stereotype.
That trend will continue in Sandler's newest film, "Bedtime Stories," Schneider revealed, telling MTV News that he will appear in the flick as a "Native American." Read more...
