Jennifer Hudson has inked a new deal with Netflix to appear in Adam Sandler's upcoming new film Sandy Wexler. Hudson will reportedly play the role of the romantic lead.
"The film follows Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler), a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, who diligently represents a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business," according to a press release. "His single-minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), a tremendously talented singer who he discovers at an amusement park."
Steve Brill (The Do-Over) will direct and Paul Sado, Dan Bulla and Sandler co-wrote the script. The film begins shooting this August and will be released in 2017 on Netflix.
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