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  • Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler talk about ‘Murder Mystery 2’ injuries

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actor Adam Sandler, who has done some impressive action sequences in ‘Murder Mystery 2’, underwent hip replacement surgery not long after he and his co-star Jennifer Aniston wrapped the follow-up to their original ‘Murder Mystery’ comedy.

    Ordinary couple, extraordinary adventure.Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston star in Murder Mystery 2. Premieres March 31! pic.twitter.com/38Q6EwEOyF
    — Netflix (@netflix) March 8, 2023
    “My god damn hip, I had to change that at the end of the movie,” Sandler told ‘Variety’ on Tuesday at the film’s premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

    “I had been doing so many movies in a row. I did ‘Spaceman’ and I was hanging in a harness all the time. I kept saying, ‘something’s going on with my hip, man. I’m in trouble’. And then during this and this other movie I did I was like, ‘yeah, I definitely gotta x-ray that thing’, and we were in trouble.”

    Even though ‘Murder Mystery 2’ director Jeremy Garelick described some of Sandler’s work as ‘Tom Cruise kind of stuff’, the funny man insists he’s not looking for a part in a ‘Mission: Impossible’ flick.

    “Everything’s scary at 56 years old,” Sandler said.

    “You never know what the hell you’re gonna get up from. I’m sluggy, man. My body hurts. Jennifer is in good shape. I didn’t think I needed to get in shape before the movie but then when we were shooting, I was like, ‘man, I should have gotten in shape’.”

    It certainly didn’t look like anything was wrong before he hit the carpet for interviews. Sandler spent about 30 minutes signing autographs for most of the fans who lined almost two blocks across the street from the premiere.

    “I gotta try to do as many as possible because I don’t want someone getting mad that I didn’t sign theirs but I signed others,” he explained.

    Even if Sandler praised Aniston for being in “good shape”, the ‘Friends’ star said she injured herself during her last day of shooting.

    “I had a back injury about three years ago and it got really pissed off when I was in the harness,” Aniston said.

    “It was literally the last thing I shot. It was one of those things where you wake up the next day or two days later and you’re like, ‘wow, that got bad’.”

    ‘Murder Mystery 2’ is coming to Netflix on Friday.

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actor Adam Sandler, who has done some impressive action sequences in ‘Murder Mystery 2’, underwent hip replacement surgery not long after he and his co-star Jennifer Aniston wrapped the follow-up to their original ‘Murder Mystery’ comedy.

    Ordinary couple, extraordinary adventure.
    Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston star in Murder Mystery 2. Premieres March 31! pic.twitter.com/38Q6EwEOyF
    — Netflix (@netflix) March 8, 2023
    “My god damn hip, I had to change that at the end of the movie,” Sandler told ‘Variety’ on Tuesday at the film’s premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “I had been doing so many movies in a row. I did ‘Spaceman’ and I was hanging in a harness all the time. I kept saying, ‘something’s going on with my hip, man. I’m in trouble’. And then during this and this other movie I did I was like, ‘yeah, I definitely gotta x-ray that thing’, and we were in trouble.”

    Even though ‘Murder Mystery 2’ director Jeremy Garelick described some of Sandler’s work as ‘Tom Cruise kind of stuff’, the funny man insists he’s not looking for a part in a ‘Mission: Impossible’ flick.

    “Everything’s scary at 56 years old,” Sandler said.

    “You never know what the hell you’re gonna get up from. I’m sluggy, man. My body hurts. Jennifer is in good shape. I didn’t think I needed to get in shape before the movie but then when we were shooting, I was like, ‘man, I should have gotten in shape’.”

    It certainly didn’t look like anything was wrong before he hit the carpet for interviews. Sandler spent about 30 minutes signing autographs for most of the fans who lined almost two blocks across the street from the premiere.

    “I gotta try to do as many as possible because I don’t want someone getting mad that I didn’t sign theirs but I signed others,” he explained.

    Even if Sandler praised Aniston for being in “good shape”, the ‘Friends’ star said she injured herself during her last day of shooting.

    “I had a back injury about three years ago and it got really pissed off when I was in the harness,” Aniston said.

    “It was literally the last thing I shot. It was one of those things where you wake up the next day or two days later and you’re like, ‘wow, that got bad’.”

    ‘Murder Mystery 2’ is coming to Netflix on Friday.

  • Jennifer Aniston on wearing Manish Malhotra’s dress in ‘Murder Mystery 2’: It was beautiful 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says she had a gala time gorging on Indian food and donning a “beautiful” lehenga by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for her upcoming film “Murder Mystery 2.”

    Aniston, who enjoys a huge fan following in India courtesy of her hit 1990s sitcom “Friends,” wore an ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga designed by Malhotra for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie.

    Renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire had picked the ensemble for the actor.

    Aniston, 54, described the dress, which took approximately three months to create, as a “beautiful” attire that was surprisingly heavy.

    “It was a beautiful, beautiful dress,” the actor told PTI in a virtual roundtable interview.

    Sandler, who was also part of the conversation, said Aniston “looked stunning” in the lehenga.

    “Thank you, sweetheart,” she responded to her co-star’s praise.

    “It was extremely heavy and I wasn’t expecting that. So much respect for all the beautiful women of India who have to not only wear it but dance their b**** off. We had a really good time,” she added.

    The new Netflix movie is the sequel to 2019’s “Murder Mystery,” which followed married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz who get caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Today we present to you – Jennifer Aniston in a lehenga pic.twitter.com/USty3YIgHn
    — Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 31, 2023
    “Murder Mystery 2” lifts off four years after the events of the first film in the comedy mystery franchise.

    Now, the Spitzes are full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island, a character introduced in the first film.

    But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin, making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect.

    Aniston and Sandler have previously worked together in the 2011 romantic comedy “Just Go with It.”

    Aniston said they shot the wedding scene for three days in Hawaii.

    The actors, who are real-life friends and share great chemistry on screen, were also completing each other’s sentences in the roundtable interview.

    “We had five days to shoot that scene,” she said, to which Sandler, 56, added, “And dance and eat Indian food.” “Food and be happy. But remember how long it took? We also shot it in Hawaii for three days,” Aniston continued.

    Sandler once again dished out a compliment to his co-star.

    “It was hot. You looked fantastic,” he said.

    The wedding scene, which comes at an important juncture in the film, directed by Jeremy Garelick, begins with festivities that involved many dancers.

    “The dancers were exquisite. It was so beautiful. It was gorgeous. So much fun,” Aniston recalled.

    “Murder Mystery 2”, penned by James Vanderbilt, sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful and their long-awaited trip to Paris.

    Asked if a third part would follow in the franchise, Sandler said they are yet to take a call on that, but added that he would love to come to India someday.

    “I’ve never been to India. I would love to be there. My friends have been there. They show me pictures, and videos, it looks incredible. We’ll talk (about ‘Murder Mystery 3’) once that (topic) comes up, and we’ll figure it out. But that would be fun,” the actor said.

    Also starring Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, and Zurin Villanueva with Dany Boon, “Murder Mystery 2” will stream on Netflix from March 31.

    NEW DELHI: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says she had a gala time gorging on Indian food and donning a “beautiful” lehenga by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for her upcoming film “Murder Mystery 2.”

    Aniston, who enjoys a huge fan following in India courtesy of her hit 1990s sitcom “Friends,” wore an ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga designed by Malhotra for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie.

    Renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire had picked the ensemble for the actor.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Aniston, 54, described the dress, which took approximately three months to create, as a “beautiful” attire that was surprisingly heavy.

    “It was a beautiful, beautiful dress,” the actor told PTI in a virtual roundtable interview.

    Sandler, who was also part of the conversation, said Aniston “looked stunning” in the lehenga.

    “Thank you, sweetheart,” she responded to her co-star’s praise.

    “It was extremely heavy and I wasn’t expecting that. So much respect for all the beautiful women of India who have to not only wear it but dance their b**** off. We had a really good time,” she added.

    The new Netflix movie is the sequel to 2019’s “Murder Mystery,” which followed married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz who get caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Today we present to you – Jennifer Aniston in a lehenga pic.twitter.com/USty3YIgHn
    — Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 31, 2023
    “Murder Mystery 2” lifts off four years after the events of the first film in the comedy mystery franchise.

    Now, the Spitzes are full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island, a character introduced in the first film.

    But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin, making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect.

    Aniston and Sandler have previously worked together in the 2011 romantic comedy “Just Go with It.”

    Aniston said they shot the wedding scene for three days in Hawaii.

    The actors, who are real-life friends and share great chemistry on screen, were also completing each other’s sentences in the roundtable interview.

    “We had five days to shoot that scene,” she said, to which Sandler, 56, added, “And dance and eat Indian food.” “Food and be happy. But remember how long it took? We also shot it in Hawaii for three days,” Aniston continued.

    Sandler once again dished out a compliment to his co-star.

    “It was hot. You looked fantastic,” he said.

    The wedding scene, which comes at an important juncture in the film, directed by Jeremy Garelick, begins with festivities that involved many dancers.

    “The dancers were exquisite. It was so beautiful. It was gorgeous. So much fun,” Aniston recalled.

    “Murder Mystery 2”, penned by James Vanderbilt, sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful and their long-awaited trip to Paris.

    Asked if a third part would follow in the franchise, Sandler said they are yet to take a call on that, but added that he would love to come to India someday.

    “I’ve never been to India. I would love to be there. My friends have been there. They show me pictures, and videos, it looks incredible. We’ll talk (about ‘Murder Mystery 3’) once that (topic) comes up, and we’ll figure it out. But that would be fun,” the actor said.

    Also starring Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, and Zurin Villanueva with Dany Boon, “Murder Mystery 2” will stream on Netflix from March 31.

  • Jennifer Aniston’s Manish Malhotra lehenga in ‘Murder Mystery 2’ took 3 months to get ready 

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming film “Murder Mystery 2” has a unique India connection: the “Friends” actor has worn an ivory Manish Malhotra lehenga for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie.

    The streaming platform shared the trailer of the movie on Twitter on Monday night in which Aniston is seen taking part in the ceremony as a bridesmaid.

    According to Malhotra’s team, renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire picked the ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga as it was a beach wedding scene.

    The attire, which took approximately three months to create, includes “graduating rectangular motifs, intricately embroidered floral blouse with pearl droplets and a handmade back tassle”.

    Directed by Jeremy Garelick, “Murder Mystery 2” takes place four years after Nick and Audrey Spitz (Adam Sandler, Aniston) solved their first murder mystery.

    Today we present to you – Jennifer Aniston in a lehenga pic.twitter.com/USty3YIgHn
    — Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 31, 2023
    The two are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend, the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island.

    “Trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin – making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect,” the plotline reads.

    The film also stars Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, with John Kani and Dany Boon.

    James Vanderbilt has penned the movie.

    Vanderbilt is also producing it along with Sandler, Aniston, Tripp Vinson, James D. Stern, A J Dix and Allen Covert.

    Joseph Vecsey, Judit Maull, and Jonathan Loughran serve as co-producers.

    “Murder Mystery 2” will start streaming on Netflix from March 31.

    MUMBAI: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming film “Murder Mystery 2” has a unique India connection: the “Friends” actor has worn an ivory Manish Malhotra lehenga for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie.

    The streaming platform shared the trailer of the movie on Twitter on Monday night in which Aniston is seen taking part in the ceremony as a bridesmaid.

    According to Malhotra’s team, renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire picked the ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga as it was a beach wedding scene.

    The attire, which took approximately three months to create, includes “graduating rectangular motifs, intricately embroidered floral blouse with pearl droplets and a handmade back tassle”.

    Directed by Jeremy Garelick, “Murder Mystery 2” takes place four years after Nick and Audrey Spitz (Adam Sandler, Aniston) solved their first murder mystery.

    Today we present to you – Jennifer Aniston in a lehenga pic.twitter.com/USty3YIgHn
    — Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 31, 2023
    The two are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend, the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island.

    “Trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin – making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect,” the plotline reads.

    The film also stars Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, with John Kani and Dany Boon.

    James Vanderbilt has penned the movie.

    Vanderbilt is also producing it along with Sandler, Aniston, Tripp Vinson, James D. Stern, A J Dix and Allen Covert.

    Joseph Vecsey, Judit Maull, and Jonathan Loughran serve as co-producers.

    “Murder Mystery 2” will start streaming on Netflix from March 31.

  • Adam Sandler, Safdie Brothers reuniting for new movie

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Adam Sandler and filmmaker duo Josh and Benny Safdie are reuniting for a follow-up to their 2019 critical hit ‘Uncut Gems.’

    According to entertainment news outlet Variety, Netflix has come aboard to produce and distribute the project.

    The details of the new movie have been kept under wraps but the team plans to shoot it in 2023.

    Sandler told Vanity Fair in a recent interview that the new movie will be just as intense as ‘Uncut Gems.’

    “Once that Safdie Brothers movie starts — and I love those guys, I know we’re going to dedicate ourselves into working our asses off and making sure it’s as good as it can be, and I know that takes a lot of time.

    “I see how hard (Josh and Benny Safdie) work, and just like when I’m working on my comedies with my friends, it means a lot to us.

    Every joke means a lot. The Safdie boys, every word means a lot to them, and every frame of the movie means a lot.

    So I don’t want to walk through anything. I care about it, and I respect those guys so much,” Sandler had said.

    ‘Uncut Gems,’ which generated strong Oscar buzz for Sandler when it was released in 2019, featured the actor as a jewellery store owner and gambler, who must find a way to pay off his debts before it’s too late.

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Adam Sandler and filmmaker duo Josh and Benny Safdie are reuniting for a follow-up to their 2019 critical hit ‘Uncut Gems.’

    According to entertainment news outlet Variety, Netflix has come aboard to produce and distribute the project.

    The details of the new movie have been kept under wraps but the team plans to shoot it in 2023.

    Sandler told Vanity Fair in a recent interview that the new movie will be just as intense as ‘Uncut Gems.’

    “Once that Safdie Brothers movie starts — and I love those guys, I know we’re going to dedicate ourselves into working our asses off and making sure it’s as good as it can be, and I know that takes a lot of time.

    “I see how hard (Josh and Benny Safdie) work, and just like when I’m working on my comedies with my friends, it means a lot to us.

    Every joke means a lot. The Safdie boys, every word means a lot to them, and every frame of the movie means a lot.

    So I don’t want to walk through anything. I care about it, and I respect those guys so much,” Sandler had said.

    ‘Uncut Gems,’ which generated strong Oscar buzz for Sandler when it was released in 2019, featured the actor as a jewellery store owner and gambler, who must find a way to pay off his debts before it’s too late.

  • ‘Murder Mystery 2’ adds Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong and Melanie Laurent

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actors Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong and Melanie Laurent will feature alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the sequel to hit Netflix movie “Murder Mystery”.

    The three actors join the film’s cast along with Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo and Zurin Villanueva, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    In “Murder Mystery 2”, Sandler and Aniston will return as husband and wife duo of Nick Spitz and Audrey Spitz from the 2019 film, which was directed by Kyle Newacheck.

    The streaming service has roped in Jeremy Garelick, best known for writing “The Hangover” and Aniston’s “The Break-Up”, to direct the sequel from a script by James Vanderbilt.

    Adeel Akhtar and John Kani are also set to return as their characters from the original film.

    The new movie will be shot in Paris and the Caribbean.

    “Murder Mystery”, which premiered on Netflix in June 2019, featured Sandler and Aniston as a couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Despite lukewarm reviews, the movie was watched by over 30 million subscribers within the first three days of its premiere, the streamer had said.

  • Jeremy Garelick to helm ‘Murder Mystery’ sequel for Netflix

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Netflix has hired Jeremy Garelick to direct the sequel to Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston-starrer “Murder Mystery”.

    According to Deadline, Sandler and Aniston are expected to reprise their roles from the first film, which was directed by Kyle Newacheck.

    Garelick, best known for writing “The Hangover” and Aniston’s “The Break-Up”, will direct the sequel from a script by James Vanderbilt.

    The new movie will be shot in Paris and the Caribbean.

    “Murder Mystery”, which premiered on Netflix in June 2019, featured Sandler and Aniston as a couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Despite lukewarm reviews, the movie was watched by over 30 million subscribers within the first three days of its premiere, the streamer had said.

     

  • Carey Mulligan joins Adam Sandler’s upcoming Netflix film Spaceman

    By Express News Service
    Carey Mulligan, who recently starred in The Dig, has joined Adam Sandler in the upcoming Netflix film Spaceman. The film marks her fifth collaboration with the streaming platform.

    Spaceman is made by Johan Renck, the Primetime Emmy-winning Swedish director of Chernobyl. The actor has worked with Netflix in The Dig, Mudbound, the BBC miniseries Collateral and the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro opposite Bradley Cooper.

    Spaceman first announced last year, was originally titled The Spaceman of Bohemia. It’s based on Jaroslav Kalfar’s 2017 novel.The actor will play the wife of Adam Sandler’s astronaut, who is sent on a mission to find mysterious ancient dust.

    Mulligan is nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Promising Young Woman, which is also nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director and Screenplay categories.