Los Angeles, March 26 Hollywood star Adam Sandler is set to star in "Time Out," a remake of the acclaimed French psychological drama "L'Emploi Du Temps," for streaming service Netflix.
According to Variety, Christian Bale had been considering the project before Sandler signed on.
The film, to be written and directed by Scott Cooper, known for movies such as "Crazy Heart," "Out of the Furnace," "Black Mass," "Hostiles" and "The Pale Blue Eye," will also be produced by him.
Sandler will lead an ensemble cast that includes Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe, Oscar winner F Murray Abraham, Gaby Hoffmann, Steve Zahn, and Adam Horovitz.
The original 2001 French film, directed by Laurent Cantet and co-written by Robin Campillo, follows a man who is fired from his job but cannot bring himself to admit it to his wife and family.
To conceal his unemployment, he resorts to increasingly elaborate lies, eventually concocting an investment scheme and soliciting funds from friends.
The casting shows a shift for Sandler from his usual comedic roles, though he has often mixed popular films with more serious performances during his time with Netflix.
His work on the platform includes comedies like "Murder Mystery" and "Happy Gilmore 2," as well as more understated dramas such as "The Meyerowitz Stories" and 2025's "Jay Kelly," co-starring George Clooney.
Cooper's most recent film was "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere," a biographical drama about the making of Bruce Springsteen's album "Nebraska".