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Sandler staples Rob Schneider (“Big Daddy”, “Grown Ups”), Taylor Lautner (“Grown Ups 2”, “The Ridiculous 6”) and Allen Covert (“The Wedding Singer”, “Little Nicky”) have joined Kevin James in the new family comedy “Home Team”.
The film will be produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison and James’ Hey Eddie Productions banner.
James will play a character inspired by Saints coach Sean Payton in a film that will chronicle his experiences during his year-long suspension from the league.
Jackie Sandler, Gary Valentine, Tait Blum, Maxwell Simkins, Jacob Perez, Bryant Tardy, Manny Magnus, Liam Kyle, Christopher Farrar, Merek Mastrov, Isaiah Mustafa, Christopher Titone, Ashley D. Kelley, Lavell Crawford, Anthony L. Fernandez, and Jared Sandler are also onboard the film, which is being produced by Netflix.
Per Deadline, “The film follows Payton who, two years after a Super Bowl win when he is suspended, goes back to his hometown and finds himself reconnecting with his 12-year-old son by coaching his Pop Warner football team. Payton was suspended in 2012 for his role in the team’s Bountygate scandal where bounties were allegedly being paid to players who would try to injure players from the opposing team.”
Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane are co-directing.
