Adam Sandler to topline Chris Columbus’ “Pixels”February 27, 2014 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Adam Sandler is set to star in Chris Columbus’ big-budget Sony movie “Pixels,” while Kevin James and Josh Gad are in early talks to join the comedy superstar, though other actors remain in the mix, TheWrap reported. . Sandler’s “Just Go With It” co-star Jennifer Aniston has been courted for the female lead and not only is she a fan of the script, but there was mutual interest in having her reteam with Sandler. However, with “Mean Moms” picking up steam at New Line, the scheduling hurdles may prove too tricky to overcome. Sandler’s Happy Madison banner is producing the movie, which was developed as a starring vehicle for the “Saturday Night Live” veteran. Seth Gordon (“Horrible Bosses”) will executive produce. Tim Herlihy wrote the first draft of “Pixels” though it was Sandler’s “Just Go With It” scribe Tim Dowling whose draft enticed Sandler and Columbus to sign on. “Pixels” is an adaptation of writer-director Patrick Jean’s buzzed-about short film, which depicted popular 1980s video game characters attacking New York City. While Herlihy’s script was in line with Happy Madison’s unique brand of humor, the studio wanted more of a tentpole-sized action-comedy in the vein of “Ghostbusters,” so Dowling was tasked with making the project a bit bigger and broader in scope. Gordon was brought on because of his experience working with veteran gamers on “King of Kong,” as the heroes in “Pixels” are rumored to be video game experts who are recruited by the government to help deal with the threat. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |