Adam Sandler And Judd Apatow To Make Stand Up Comedy Movie

Adam Sandler has agreed to headline a Judd Apatow film about stand-up comics. Seth Rogan and Leslie Mann have signed on to also star in the untitled Judd Apatow - Adam Sandler project. Production is set to begin later this year and the film is slated for a theatrical release July 31, 2009.

There are also reports that Eric Bana is in talks with Apatow to star in the movie as well, playing boyfriend to Leslie Mann. When you look at Eric Bana's resume in Hollywood, you probably wouldn't expect him to show up in a big, flashy comedy. But, back home in Australia, Bana is known for his comedy - he's just never had the chance to show it in the United States... until now.

We do know the movie will focus on the world of stand-up comedians. The project has been on the radar since March, but outside the good news that Apatow was going to direct, there wasn't much to report.

Eric Bana is currently wrapping up work on "Star Trek" with Winona Ryder, a chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crewmembers. Also due soon is the romantic drama "The Time Traveler's Wife". Bana is also currently working on the animated movie "Mary and Max", and then he'll star alongside Terrence Howard in "Factor X."

Leslie Mann was last seen in "Drillbit Taylor" with Owen Wilson, and can be seen this August in the comedy "Seventeen Again" with Zac Efron. Mann is currently filming the comedy "I Love You Phillip Morris" starring Jim Carrey, a true story of Steven Russell (Jim Carrey), a married father whose exploits landed him in the Texas criminal justice system.

Adam Sandler is waiting for the release of "You Don't Mess With The Zohan" due this weekend in theaters.

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Also due in December for Sandler is the movie "Bedtime Stories" with Courtney Cox and Lucy Lawless, a family comedy about a hotel handyman (Adam Sandler) whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

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