After “Uncut Gems,” some people expected Adam Sandler to continue on his path of making arthouse movies that play more to his strong suits as an actor. Yeah, good luck with that. The Sandman’s lucrative multimillion-dollar Netflix deal is still ongoing, dumb comedies must continue to be made. The endless career lows that stemmed from his Netflix contract include the likes of “The Ridiculous Six,” “Murder Mystery,” “The Week Of,” “Sandy Wexler,” and “The Do-Over.”
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What an odd pairing, and yet so much potential. Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to "Outside Man," the latest from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland, who will write and direct.